The changes include allowing the adoption of distant male relatives raised as commoners to become royals and father future heirs, and letting princesses keep their royal status after marrying commoners.
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Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Oct. 2026
Previously, princesses who marry a commoner had to renounce their royal status and leave the royal family.
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