Succession crisis in Japan's royal family

Updated October 22 2019 - 9:33am, first published 9:28am
Japan's Princess Aiko is unable by law to ascend the imperial throne after her father.
Japan's Princess Aiko is unable by law to ascend the imperial throne after her father.

The only child of Emperor Naruhito, 59, and Empress Masako, 55, is Princess Aiko but the 17-year-old is not allowed to take over from her father at the end of his reign as emperor under current law.

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