Japan panel wants women on throne

[sugarimp]

Japan should change its succession laws to let women take the throne, a government panel has concluded.The 10-member panel has been debating the issue since January in response to a crisis facing the Imperial Household

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[salpal]

I know little about Japanese history. Can anyone recommend good books on the previous female monarchs or the circumstances surrounding them?

[caatinga]

Wikipedia has a decent list to get you started, a few names to track down at least:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Japanese_Emperors

[kittyonamission]

I think it would be favorable! When I was there, everyone seemed to LOVE Princess Masako!

[ubervixxen]

Thank heavens, it's time they updated that archaic law.