Members of the Japanese royal family, including Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, mourned Princess Yuriko at her funeral held at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo. The ceremony was marked by a solemn procession and a ritual led by the head priest.
Royal family members attended the funeral at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo . READ MORE:Members of the Japanese royal family made a sombre appearance today, as they attended a funeral for the late Princess Yuriko - who died aged 101 earlier this month.
The royals walked in a procession as they attended the funeral ceremony, where Shinto priests were pictured, at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo. Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko were in attendance on Tuesday, along with their children Kako, 29, and Hisahito, 18. Second left, Princess Aiko
Yuriko, who outlived her husband and three sons, was the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest member of the imperial family. She died on November 15 at a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said.The palace did not announce the cause of death, but Japanese media said she died of pneumonia.
Pictured: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba pays his respects during the funeral, which took place today The royals walked in a procession as they attended the funeral ceremony, where Shinto priests were pictured, at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo. Pictured, Princess AikoJapan's Crown Princess Kiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Princess Akiko, Prince Hisahito, Princess Kako, and Princess Aiko
The 1947 Imperial House Law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, allows only males to take the throne and forces female royal family members who marry commoners to lose their royal status. She enjoyed exercise in the morning while watching a daily fitness programme on television, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Japan's strict laws of succession forbid women from ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne and force them to give up their titles if they marry commoners. If the marriage was to a prince, they could stay within the family - the trouble is that there are no fellow male royals for them to wed. 'Due to these factors, the number of members of the imperial family who can take on public duties is decreasing compared to before,' he continued.
Only four out of 16 members of Naruhito's family are male, following Emperor Emeritus Akihito's abdication in 2019. Fumihito shares a daughter, Princess Kako, 29, with his wife Crown Princess Kiko, 57 - but she is also not allowed to inherit the throne. Conservative members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party oppose the changes and they are yet to be instated.
This still would not increase the number of heirs, as the LDP insists princess' children should not be allowed to rule.
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