INTERVIEW - Japan emperor descendant defends male succession


  • World
  • Thursday, 16 Feb 2006

TOKYO (Reuters) - With the blood of an emperor flowing through his veins, Tsuneyasu Takeda has been making waves by suggesting distant royal relatives should be ready to help preserve Japan's tradition of male imperial succession. 

But Takeda, a bespectacled 30-year-old bachelor, said on Thursday that he'd find it daunting if asked to play that role himself. 

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