Readers need to be reminded that Japan has had 8 empresses in its history, the most recent being Empress G-Sakuramachi (1762-1771). Shogun Hidetada's granddaughter was Empress Meisho. No historical reason not to have another.
Agree, the precedent is there and it’s powerful. The concern, I think, for conservatives in Japan, is that in the current situation - general shortage of potential heirs - an Empress would raise the question of whether male-line succession could/ought at last to be done away with. Some, of course, would say that it should.
Why have an emperor/empress at all? If we have to be anachronistic and preposterous, let's remember that the Japanese imperial family claims descent from the celestial sun goddess, Amaterasu, so let a woman be the new empress. I rest my case.
For some reason your poll is unavailable to me, but yes, Japan should have an empress. Particularly as this particular individual has proved to be so impressive.
Your claim of a 1,500 year line of male succession is completely false, having had at least eight in the history of the Chrysanthemum throne. The last empress regnant of Japan was the Go-Sakuramachi Empress, who passed in 1771.
Please tell me why I should keep subscribing to such shoddy scholarship, because I certainly cannot see paying for it.
Readers need to be reminded that Japan has had 8 empresses in its history, the most recent being Empress G-Sakuramachi (1762-1771). Shogun Hidetada's granddaughter was Empress Meisho. No historical reason not to have another.
Agree, the precedent is there and it’s powerful. The concern, I think, for conservatives in Japan, is that in the current situation - general shortage of potential heirs - an Empress would raise the question of whether male-line succession could/ought at last to be done away with. Some, of course, would say that it should.
Why have an emperor/empress at all? If we have to be anachronistic and preposterous, let's remember that the Japanese imperial family claims descent from the celestial sun goddess, Amaterasu, so let a woman be the new empress. I rest my case.
I think I can guess which way you may have voted! 😁
You're too clever for your own good, Christopher!😉
For some reason your poll is unavailable to me, but yes, Japan should have an empress. Particularly as this particular individual has proved to be so impressive.
I’m sorry the poll wasn’t working - and thank you for taking the time to write. ‘Yes’ seems to have won quite handsomely!
Lovely! Thank you for this. ❤️
She looks so nice !
Your claim of a 1,500 year line of male succession is completely false, having had at least eight in the history of the Chrysanthemum throne. The last empress regnant of Japan was the Go-Sakuramachi Empress, who passed in 1771.
Please tell me why I should keep subscribing to such shoddy scholarship, because I certainly cannot see paying for it.
All Empresses Regnant succeeded via the male line. That is the claim made, not that Japan has not had Empresses Regnant.
That is an interesting wrinkle that I was not aware of and had not thought about, though it doesn't change my choice.
No, they did not. Empress Gensho followed her mother, Empress Gemmei, in 715.
You made no "claims," but an incorrect statement of fact. I see no reason to continue with your posts.
Empress Gensho is the subject of some interesting debate: https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00954/