Despite widespread popular support for the idea
Events and pictures .. Experts: The Suga government will not agree to a woman taking the throne of Japan
Prince Hisahito, 14, (center), is one of the heirs to the throne.
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Yoshihide Suga.
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Crown Prince Fumihito.
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The imperial family has one daughter, Princess Aiko (right).
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Although Japan recently launched formal discussions about how to secure a stable transition to the imperial throne, experts say it is unlikely that a government committee will reach a conclusion to allow a woman to ascend the throne, despite widespread popular support for the idea.
The Japanese news agency Kyodo reported yesterday that experts, including intellectuals and academics, have doubted during separate recent interviews that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will play the leadership role in achieving radical changes in the system of transferring the throne to male heirs only, despite the shrinking number The heirs are men, citing his weak political base.
Three academics who participated in a previous government debate about the future of the imperial family indicated that the wide gap between those who support the rise of women to the throne or the rise of emperors descended from the maternal line and those opposed to the idea will not narrow quickly.
It is noteworthy that the Japanese Emperor Naruhito (61 years old) has only three heirs: his brother Crown Prince Fumihito (55 years old), his nephew Prince Hisahito (14 years old), and his uncle Prince Hitachi (85 years old).
The Emperor and Empress Masako have one daughter, Princess Aiko.
• The wide gap between those who support the rise of women to the throne or the rise of emperors descended from the maternal line and those who oppose the idea will not narrow quickly.
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