"Japan celebrates birth of male heir . . . ‘That's great,’ said the prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, who was forced to withdraw plans to introduce a bill allowing the emperor's first child to ascend the throne, regardless of gender, days after Kiko's pregnancy was announced in February.The chief cabinet secretary, Shinzo Abe, who is expected to replace Mr Koizumi as prime minister later this month, described the birth as ‘a refreshing feeling that reminds us of a clear autumn sky’. He added: ‘I am very glad that the prince was born.’ Mr Abe, a conservative who had misgivings about changing the 1947 succession law, which allows only male descendants of an emperor to inherit the throne, called for 'careful and calmdiscussions' on the issue."
Painting of Amaterasu Omikami by Sandra M. Stanton, THE GODDESS IN WORLD MYTHOLOGY
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I don't get "pissed off." I have watched the ignorance and rigidity of men & women in my country for 2,600 years with a mixture of amusement and sorrow. People from other areas are no better, and at times worse. Will they ever learn? Yes, if granted the time. That's a big IF.
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