I think this is a matter that's on a different level from the issue of equality between men and women. I think it's presumptuous to judge traditional culture based solely on current values and measuring sticks.

Maintaining the male line is the condition to preserving that Y chromosome.

The bloodline is important for the emperor to be a symbol of the nation and the unity of the people. This symbolic imperial throne preserves Japan's culture and tradition in total. The imperial throne is Japan itself.

In these days of equality, what's good for women is good for men.

Why is it so universally upsetting for men to have women around them on anything like a footing of equality? Why is the resentment as deep-seated as ever, even if it is now underground? Individual men may have no desire whatever to put women in their

Sweden has equality between men and women. To introduce exceptions for Muslims so that women can be oppressed with the support of the law is completely unacceptable to me.