Princess Aiko turns 23 with her future as a royal in doubt

She could be a great role model for young woman if she married soon and had a few kids.

Looking more like her mother Masako everyday, of course without the depression and other stress-induced symptoms that characterize her mother’s “adjustment disorder.”

Typical Japanese male chauvinists. Still living in the 19th century where a woman’s duty is to cook, clean & have babies.

Why not allow her to marry another royal from outside Japan, like they do in Europe. It's about love right?!

Give her more marriage options, she deserves it!

Slow news day?

Is this not evidence that an out touch aging political establishment elite, terrified of change, of truly embracing women's empowerment, institutionalised, to the extent that Aiko, Princess Toshi gender condemns Her Highness as an outcast on Matrimony.

It is an appalling injustice. Frankly a betrayal.

Happy Birthday. I wonder

but conservatives in the governing party

Hold one, they dont control the government anymore and need a coalition to rule. This is the chance to change the archaic laws and let her not only stay, but succeed her father as the Empress of Japan!

Duty, unwavering, loyalty unquestioning, to serve the nation, the people from the moment Aiko, Princess Toshi was born.

Her Highness, stated out of respect, the role has no political or executive power or responsibility.

To then have to, no be forced to relinquish such devotion, such allegiance, such steadfast obedience simply because a law dictates the imperial Throne shall be succeeded to by a male offspring in the male line is an outrage, in 21st century Japan.

"Princess Aiko turns 23"

Happy Birthday Aiko San, may you live to celebrate many many more!!

Happy Birthday Princess Aiko! She sure is incredibly popular - and a style icon in the mould of Princess Diana.

Allowing Princess Aiko to marry a commoner, have kids, and remain a Royal - would be an unbelievably popular move by the Ishiba Cabinet. Let's all hope it happens very soon!

Why not allow her to marry another royal from outside Japan, like they do in Europe. It's about love right?!

Give her more marriage options, she deserves it!

Problem is, allowing that loses the bloodline. The British Royals, for instance, are closely related to the Dutch, Danish, and German royalty - to name a few. The Japanese Royals are not related to any other nations Royals.

That type of look maybe economic one!

Without doing a deep dive into UK male line of succession, the male-preference primogeniture, it would require a through understanding of to the Act of Settlement 1701 in conjunction to the sequence of Royal Family members in the order in which they stand in line to the throne. 

Also the 1485, Henry Tudor, a female-line descendant, matrilineal succession and the legitimated branch of the royal house of Lancaster.

All of little consequence to either Princess Aiko 23 birthday, or the question/debate as to a review of the law to for Japan politicians to revise in allowing female succession, the cultural barriers taken into consideration.

Never has a time for such a soul searching question arisen.

However the continuing depopulation and the role that women play in J society, the need to step up to a leadership role, both politically, and in business.

Princess Aiko, Princess Kako of Akishino, if both wish to continue to serve, should/must be retained as working royals.

this article is the perfect example of the hard-headed lunacy by old geezers who think the royal family answers to them.

an emperor worth his salt would dismiss them and change things by proclamation.

it’s almost 2025. adapt or perish.

Problem is, allowing that loses the bloodline. The British Royals, for instance, are closely related to the Dutch, Danish, and German royalty

The "British Royals" are Germans with the odd drop of other blood, including some from the UK.

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Happy Birthday, Aiko !

May you marry well - regardless of the status of your partner ! !!!

In the 21stCentury, monarchy is an anachronism, anyways.

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A simple question ..

Since Mako Komuro married for love, has Mako been seen or photographed in public enjoying a family celebration or a family visit?

When Princess Mako of Akishino boarded that flight to New York, protocol etiquette demanded Mako years of devotion duty amount to zero.

A nation Mako served diligently turned away, simply because of a cruel law that forced a family to separate,

Happy Birthday. Wishing Princess Aiko good times ahead.

that puts the survival of the 2,000-year-old monarchy in jeopardy.

It's 2024, folks.

semperfiDec. 2  01:15 am JST

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Happy Birthday, Aiko !

May you marry well - regardless of the status of your partner ! !!!

In the 21stCentury, monarchy is an anachronism, anyways.

I guess I'm a 'Sex Pistol' but monarchy is just malarky to me. It's mostly symbolic and ceremonial, maybe it's time to abolish it.