Rajkumar Hishito has been respected at an event on Saturday.
The prince of Japan has become the first member of the monarchy who has been declared an adult in four decades. After being formally declared as an adult at an event, a discussion has also started whether he will be the last member of the monarchy of Japan and after him the royal family may end.
This is because it is obvious that the prince will become a king one day, but after him there will be no adult male member in the royal family and women do not have the right to become king. In such a situation, the question arises whether the monarchy of the royal family of Japan will end? Let us know how old is the monarchy, why is it special for Japan and what did it do for the country?
How old is the history of the monarchy of Japan?
The history of the monarchy in Japan is quite old. According to historians, the first ruler of Japan was Jimku, who ruled around 660 BC. There have been a total of 126 kings in the country so far. Under the hereditary monarchy, only one of the king’s family sits on the throne. This royal family has played a lot of role in modernizing Japan. For this, the royal family promoted industrialization and nationalism.
Under the leadership of the monarchy, Japan moved forward rapidly and developed so much military power that at one time he had become a world power. In the Second World War, Japan defeated many countries, but after the nuclear attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, he had to launch arms.
A new constitution was implemented in Japan in 1947 after the defeat to the Allied countries, under which the country politically runs under the democratic process and the real monarchy became only a symbol. Currently, the role of the king in Japan is formal and he has no political power. By the way, the king is formally prominent of the country, but all the decisions related to government work takes the Prime Minister -led cabinet.
There have been a total of 126 kings in Japan so far, after being declared adultsPrince The way has been cleared to become the king of Hishito. Photo: yoshikazu tsuno/pool/gamma-rapho/anadolu via getty images
The current emperor sitting on the throne in the year 2019
Presently King of Japan is Emperor Naruhito. He was sitting on the throne on May 1, 2019. He is the 126th king of Japan. His younger brother is Yuvraj Fumihito i.e. Crown Prince Akishino, who is the successor of the king. Yuvraj Hishito is the son of these Crown Prince Akishino, who was born on 6 September 2006.
There are two small sisters of Hishito, Princess Kako and former princess Mako. Mako has left the royal family by marrying a common man. The tradition of Japan is that to live in the royal family, marriage has to be done in the royal family. At the same time, the subsequent has been declared adults under traditional customs in a ceremony. However, the ceremony was delayed by one year, because Rajkumar University was preparing for the entrance exam. Currently, Tsukuba is studying biology in Tsukuba University near Tokyo.
Parto is studying biology in Tsukuba University. Photo: yoshikazu tsuno/pool/gamma-rapho/anadolu via getty images
Emperor’s brother and then his son will get the throne
The only child of Naruhito, Emperor of Japan, has a princess. In 1985, Akishino was declared an adult as the father and emperor’s brother Akishino. There are currently 16 adult members in the royal family, the youngests of which are the smallest. Apart from father-son Akishino and Bhagato, there are no other young men in the family. Rajkumar, the younger brother of former emperor Akihito, is 89 years old.
He is third in succession, but after the current emperor, Gaddi Akishino and after him will be found. After this, the turn of Akihito will come. In such a situation, it seems impossible to reach his throne due to old age. In such a situation, maintaining the monarchy of the royal family has become a challenge in front of Japan.
That’s why this problem is standing
The royal tradition of Japan has historically always given priority to male power. However, women succession was also allowed in the middle. Due to this, there were eight empresses in the country. The last empire Gosakuramachi ruled between 1762 and 1770. However, none of them gave birth to the child during their rule. For the first time in 1889, the succession of governance was limited to men through the then constitution.
Japan’s royal family and women. Photo: yoshikazu tsuno/pool/gamma-rapho/anadolu via getty images
After Japan’s defeat in the Second World War, this system was kept in force by enacting laws in the year 1947. In such a situation, the daughter of the present emperor will not be able to reach power despite being very popular among the people of Japan, and the throne will be given to his uncle Akishino or cousin Hishito.
This situation was born earlier
In the year 2005, a similar situation arose in front of Japan. Then the government had prepared a proposal to hold women on the throne to maintain the monarchy. However, the next year, the proposal was abandoned after the birth of Bhagito, as conservatives and nationalists were opposing it.
In such a situation, at present, the entire responsibility of the monarchy is visible on the shoulders of the parts. If they have a son in future, then the monarchy tradition will remain or the government will have to enact a law to hand over the throne to women.
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