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Berlin – The oldest hereditary monarchy in the world is slowly running out of male offspring. Many Japanese worry about the future of the imperial family. Some looks are also directed at Princess Aiko. The only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will be 20 years old on December 1st and will therefore come of age. But how likely is it that she will one day become Tenno? And what would it take for that? The Japanologist Maik Hendrik Sprotte from the Free University of Berlin has the answers.
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