Kiko, 39, the wife of the emperor's younger son, Prince Akishino, gave birth by Caesarean section after pregnancy complications, public broadcaster NHK said. The child will be third in line to the throne after the crown prince and Akishino. The birth will likely derail debate on revising the 1947 imperial succession law to let women inherit the Japanese throne. No royal males have been born since the baby's father in 1965. Crown Prince Naruhito, the emperor's elder son, has one daughter, 4-year-old Princess Aiko, who under existing law cannot ascend the throne.
on 6/9/2006, 2:46:37
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on Wednesday to a baby boy -- the first male heir to be born into the ancient imperial family in more than four decades, Japanese media reported.
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