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Japan to halt funding for a UN women's rights panel over call to end male-only imperial succession

Jan. 29, 2025 11:42 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule. The unusual step comes in response to a report published in October by the Committee on...