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Outside of Europe, which countries still have monarchies?

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25th July 2022
Arguably, the most popular monarchies in the world sit on the European continent, but Europe only contains 12 of the world’s 43 monarchies. So, what other countries have a monarch? Royal Central takes a look.Asia, the largest continent, hosts the most countries with monarchies; 13 countries in Asia have a ruling family. They are Bahrain, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait…
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Japan's Princess Yoko leaves hospital after recovering from COVID

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18th February 2022
Japan’s Princess Yoko has left hospital after recovering from COVID and pneumonia.Her Imperial Highness was discharged from hospital on Wednesday, 16 February.The Imperial Household said the royal’s symptoms improved with treatment and had been released by her doctors. She will recuperate at her family’s home on the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo.Princess Yoko, 38, was…
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Japan's last Empress regnant

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29th October 2021
While debates still take place in Japan on whether or not women should have succession rights and head their own branches of the Imperial Family, empress regnants have existed before in Japanese history. In fact, Japan has had eight women reign in their own right, the last…
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No empress for Japan despite a lack of heirs

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3rd August 2021
Despite a shrinking Imperial Family and only three people in the line of succession, Japan has decided that it will not allow women to reign in their own right.The possibility of a female empress in Japan has popular support, but the more conservative members of the government do not want to change the status quo.Right now, Japan has three men in the line of succession, Crown Prince…
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Japan's Princess Aiko turns 19

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1st December 2020
Japan’s Princess Aiko is celebrating her 19th birthday today. She is the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.To celebrate, the Imperial Household Agency released a video of the teenage royal in the gardens of the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo alongside her…
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Crown Princess of Japan says it's "important to accept daughter's feelings" on wedding

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13th September 2020
During an interview for her 54th birthday on 11 September, Japan’s Crown Princess, Kiko spoke about her elder daughter’s postponed wedding.The Crown Princess said that she wants to “respect as much as possible” the feelings of her daughter, Princess Mako, and her daughter’s fiance, Kei Komuro.The couple were due to wed in 2018 but postponed their wedding…
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