U.N. hails women’s rights in response to Japan’s revision of Imperial House Law

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Law reinforces gender discrimination despite UN praise; institutional lock-in of inequality | The UN's response praises gender equality advocacy but fails to address the core injustice of the Imperial House Law revision, which entrenches patriarchal succession norms. The positive aspect is limited to discourse, while the negative aspect is a concrete institutional reinforcement of gender inequality with national and symbolic reach.