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Whenever I’ve been asked to comment on the imperial system, I’ve declined. The more it was discussed, the more I feared that the debate—both for and against—would draw public attention. Instead, I felt it would be better for interest to gradually wane and for the imperial line simply to fade away when it came to an end. Now, the continuity of that imperial line is in jeopardy. Aside from Crown Prince Akishino, the only male-line heir to the thron
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