Newly wed Kuroda and former princess Sayako smile at the media during visit at Shinjuku Gyoen park in...
Newly wed Yoshiki Kuroda (L) and former princess Sayako Kuroda smile at the media during a visit at the Shinjuku Gyoen park in central Tokyo November 23, 2005. Japan should give women the same right to inherit the imperial throne as men, a Japanese panel was quoted as saying on Monday, a choice that would break a male-only tradition in order to ensure its ancient monarchy does not die out. The panel also agreed on the need to remove a legal provision that requires a female member of the imperial family to leave the imperial household if she marries a commoner, Kyodo said. The panel's conclusion came less than a week after Sayako married Yoshiki Kuroda, last Tuesday and gave up her privileges as a member of the imperial family, as now dictated by law. REUTERS/Franck Robichon/Pool