Former IF Siblings Emerge as Candidates for Princess Aiko's Bridgegroom? Male lineage Advocates Praise, Experts Criticize as Human Rights Issue
On January 27, "Shukan Shincho" published a feature article with the following headline. “Princess Aiko's potential bridgegroom ranked No. 1 by IHA! What is the "Kaya Family," the most likely candidate for the return of the male members of the former IF to the Imperial Register?” The import of the article is that among the existing members of the former imperial family, the Kaya family, which has two unmarried boys, is attracting attention among those involved as the "most promising candidate" to return to IF as a husband of Her Imperial Highness Princess Toshinomiya Aiko. At the end of last year, the government's advisory panel compiled a report on measures to secure the number of members of the IF. (1) The female members of the IF will retain their status as members of the IF after marriage. (2) Male members of the former imperial family will return to the imperial family as adopted children. Of these, (2) the former imp