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Japanese prince comes of age, delaying the male-only succession debate

Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito, received a traditional black silk and lacquer crown to mark his 19th birthday Saturday. His birth in 2006 marked an end to a brief debate on the country’s male-only succession rule since the emperor’s only child is his daughter, Princess Aiko. 

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