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Cartoonist Sues Japan Over Imperial Succession Law Revision
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- Cartoonist Yoshinori Kobayashi sued the Japanese government over the revised imperial succession law.
- The law, effective Saturday, permits adoption of unmarried male descendants aged 15 or older from former imperial branches.
- Adopted males cannot inherit the throne, but their children become eligible heirs.
- Kobayashi says the adoption creates a new class, violating Article 14’s equality guarantee.
- Lawyer Rintaro Kuramochi seeks 1 million yen damages, noting the suit is unlikely to win.