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The birth of Hisahito
put such questions to rest. |
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Conservative
lawmakers have staunchly resisted allowing a
female heir. |
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The majority of the Japanese
public, however, has favored allowing a woman to
ascend to the throne and supported legislation
to change the ascendancy law. |
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悠仁的誕生暫時平息了這個問題。保守派議員堅決反對由女性繼承人，但是大多數日本民眾都傾向同意女性繼承皇位，並且支持立法修改繼位法。 |
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"I'm actually in favor
of changing the laws to allow a woman to
inherit," 32-year-old housewife Tomiko Omi told
the Reuters news service. |
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"If the imperial family -- the
most isolated, old-fashioned part of the nation
-- changes and opens up, it will have a positive
impact on the whole country." |
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三十二歲的家庭主婦近江登美子向路透社表示：「我其實贊成修法讓女性繼位。如果連國內最封閉守舊的皇室都能有所改變開放，對全國一定會有正面的影響。」 |
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The Japanese throne is said to
be the oldest continuous monarchy in the
world. |
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It is believed to date back to
approximately 660 B.C. |
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In spite of differing opinions
on the ascension question, the Japanese public
is greeting its newest prince with an outpouring
of national pride. |
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日本皇朝據說是世界上現存最古老的君主政體，一般認為可追溯至西元前六百六十年左右。儘管各界對繼位問題抱持不同意見，日本民眾還是流露出民族自豪來迎接新太子的降臨。 |
