https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/6301784289245/2026/upi/eff7adc8ef11b403982c8d4262705242/v1.5/Japan-moves-to-reinvigorate-royal-family-but-keeps-succession-male-only.jpg" /> Japanese lawmakers revised succession rules to bolster the dwindling ranks of the royal family but ignored public backing to permit female succession.