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Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
TOKYO, March 7 (UPI) -- About 10,000 people attended a Tokyo rally in favor of keeping the line of succession to Japan's imperial throne exclusive to men.
Eighty-six of those in attendance were politicians, some rebuking Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform bill that would have allowed women to ascend to the throne.
The Kyodo News Agency reports now only males who are related to the emperor on their father's side are eligible for the imperial throne.
Many proponents of the male-only ascendancy say tradition should be upheld. It was put into law in 1947, despite a number of women monarchs from the sixth through 18th century.
With no male heir to the throne now, the discussion on allowing women gathered steam.
But Princess Kiko, the wife of Prince Akishino --the son of Emperor Akihito -- is pregnant.
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