Calls Growing to Let Japan's Princess Aiko Take the Throne

日本公主爱子继承皇位呼声高涨

Rìběn gōngzhǔ Àizǐ jìchéng huángwèi hūshēng gāozhǎng

Calls are growing for Princess Aiko, the 24-year-old daughter of Emperor Naruhito, to be allowed to ascend the Japanese throne. Public support for a female emperor stands at over 80%, yet a revised Imperial Household Law passed in July 2026 still bars women from inheriting the throne. Japan's imperial family has shrunk to just 16 members, with only three in the line of succession.

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Zuìjìn, Rìběn shèhuì wéirào huángwèi jìchéng wèntí zhǎnkāi le yì chǎng jīliè de biànlùn. Èrshísì suì de Àizǐ gōngzhǔ shì Dérén tiānhuáng de dúshēngnǚ, tā jǔzhǐ yōuyǎ, xuéshí zhāshí, shēn shòu Rìběn guómín de xǐ'ài. Yuè lái yuè duō de Rìběn mínzhòng hūyù xiūgǎi xiànxíng de Huángshì Diǎnfàn, yǔnxǔ Àizǐ gōngzhǔ jìchéng huángwèi, chéngwéi Rìběn lìshǐ shàng yòu yí wèi nǚxìng tiānhuáng.

最近，日本社会围绕皇位继承问题展开了一场激烈的辩论。二十四岁的爱子公主是德仁天皇的独生女，她举止优雅、学识扎实，深受日本国民的喜爱。越来越多的日本民众呼吁修改现行的皇室典范，允许爱子公主继承皇位，成为日本历史上又一位女性天皇。

Recently, Japanese society has engaged in a heated debate over the issue of imperial succession. The 24-year-old Princess Aiko is the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito. She is elegant in manner and solid in learning, and is deeply loved by the Japanese people. More and more Japanese citizens are calling for the revision of the current Imperial Household Law to allow Princess Aiko to inherit the throne and become another female emperor in Japanese history.

Rán'ér, Rìběn xiànxíng de Huángshì Diǎnfàn guīdìng, zhǐyǒu fùqīn yì fāng shǔyú tiānhuáng xuètǒng de nánxìng cái néng jìchéng huángwèi. Zhè yìwèizhe, jǐnguǎn Àizǐ gōngzhǔ shì xiànrèn tiānhuáng de qīnshēng nǚ'ér, tā què wánquán bù jùbèi jìchéng zīgé. Mùqián, Rìběn huángshì gòng yǒu shíliù míng chéngyuán, qízhōng nánxìng jǐn yǒu wǔ rén. Huángwèi jìchéng xùliè shàng zhǐyǒu sān rén: Qiūxiǎogōng huángsì, tā de érzi Yōurén qīnwáng, yǐjí jiǔshí suì de Chánglùgōng qīnwáng.

然而，日本现行的皇室典范规定，只有父亲一方属于天皇血统的男性才能继承皇位。这意味着，尽管爱子公主是现任天皇的亲生女儿，她却完全不具备继承资格。目前，日本皇室共有十六名成员，其中男性仅有五人。皇位继承序列上只有三人：秋篠宫皇嗣、他的儿子悠仁亲王，以及九十岁的常陆宫亲王。

However, Japan's current Imperial Household Law stipulates that only males whose paternal lineage belongs to the imperial bloodline can inherit the throne. This means that although Princess Aiko is the biological daughter of the current emperor, she is completely ineligible to inherit. Currently, the Japanese imperial family has 16 members, of whom only five are male. There are only three people in the line of succession: Crown Prince Akishino, his son Prince Hisahito, and the 90-year-old Prince Hitachi.