Moeka Iida

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279 appearances 5 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 22 Jul

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The Intelligence from The Economist · Missing peace: will Israel imperil Iran deal? · 24 Jun 2026 podcast

Yes, exactly.

Just like the rest of the country, which is aging and shrinking, Japan's royal family is also running out of people.

Japanese royals have seen a number of girls being born in recent decades, but they've had a shortage of men, and there's only three people in line to succession.

Realistically, if you consider their age, Prince Hisahito, who is the 19-year-old nephew of the Emperor, is the only realistic

Yes, so a lot of people find the current rules archaic and that it should open up to women taking over the throne as well.

And this is a topic that the government has been talking about.

But conservatives are very resistant and they also have a large sway on policy making.

Yes, exactly.

Japan has seen a major glass ceiling being broke.

So Takaichi Sanae became the country's first female prime minister last year.

And that is a really big deal.

But the irony is that she is a staunch social conservative and she is very protective about traditional values.

She's opposed to female emperors.

She's also opposed to things like allowing marriage

couples in Japan to use different surnames, which is a big feminist topic, I do think the current rules are increasingly out of step with where the general public stands.

In fact, if you look at the polls, 90% of people support the idea of having a female emperor.

I think society is more open to the idea of women taking a bigger role, but also ICOR's personal popularity has helped encourage people to open up to the idea as well.

So there's something about ICOR that has won people's admiration.

People who are fans of ICO say this quiet race about her.

She's calm, she's thoughtful, there's this natural warmth about her.

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