"If Aiko becomes the reigning empress and gets involved with a blue-eyed foreigner while studying abroad and marries him, their child may be the emperor," Hiranuma told about 40 lawmakers, academics and supporters at a Tokyo hall. "We should never let that happen."
Why should they never let that happen?
RépondreSupprimerGoing to the link, we find that the problem is summed up in the third word in the article.
RépondreSupprimerYes, I forgot to hastily add that all Japanese don't have such 'third-word-of-the-article' views...
RépondreSupprimerThere is, of course, another option: get rid of the emperorship - bring Japan into the 20th (or perhaps 19th) Century.
RépondreSupprimer21st?
RépondreSupprimerNo, no. I'd be happy if they'd just join the 19th, and would be overjoyed if they made it to the 20th.
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