Japan’s Prince Hisahito turns 20

The Manila Times 9 h Philippines

TOKYO — Prince Hisahito turned 20 on Sunday as he faces growing attention as a future monarch in Japan following the government’s unpopular revision to the Imperial House Law that reinforces male-only succession rules. Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito, is second in line to Japan’s 1,500-year-old Chrysanthemum Throne and the youngest of 16 members of the rapidly shrinking

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