japan's princess surrenders royal status for love - will goodell

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/asia/princess-ayako-wedding-ceremony-intl/index.html



 28 year-old princess ayako is the youngest child of princess hisako and late prince takamodo, and cousin of emperor akihito. according to japan's imperial law, any females in the royal family who marry someone who isn't of royal blood, must forfeit from the crown along with their status and allowance. By marrying 32 year-old moriya, an employee of an asian shipping company, the princess must renounce her royal status with only a small sum of money from the japanese government to pay for living expenses. The princesse's forced abdication from the crown erupted some debate over the patriarchal law that doesn't relate to men in the royal family. Many are arguing that japan should get rid of the law and let women hold the crown like every other modern day monarchy.  I personally think that this law should be overturned, because it truly serves no purpose except to remind us that women are still treated unequally than men.