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‘Emperor Aiko’ blocked by Komuro

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  At the eighth meeting of the government's expert panel held recently, it was decided to consider the issue of the dwindling number of successors to the throne, focusing on two proposals: the creation of a female monarchy and the return of former members of the Imperial Family to the Imperial Register. This means that the realization of "Emperor Aiko," which is desired by most of the Japanese people, has become a distant prospect.   Kei Komuro as a Barrier to "Emperor Aiko"? One of the women's weekly magazines, "Josei Seven," carried this headline. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/60baabb01925260646a1cc3eae50441f9408b3f6?page=1   According to the report, the presence of Kei Komuro, the unofficial fiancee of Mako, the eldest daughter of the Akishino family, is causing the debate to stagnate.   There is no doubt that the majority of the Japanese people want to see a "female emperor," and more specifically, the accession