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Saturday, February 18, 2006

Reinstate the Aristocracy!
I find myself in agreement with Tsuneyasu Takeda, great-great grandson of Emperor Meiji: Expert Opposes Woman Monarch.

Rather than resorting to concubinage, Mr. Takeda's proposal to preserve the Chrysanthemum Throne is morally acceptable: he argues that "the aristocracy banned after World War II should be reinstated as a way of broadening the pool of candidates for the throne:"
    Aristocracy families have existed as a backup in case of succession crisis... We should study the past precedence and seek that possibility.