NPR (Anthony Kuhn) - Japan revises law to ensure supply of (male) heirs to the imperial throne
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee) - Princess Bha of Thailand, Second in Line to the Throne, Dies at 47
Ever since she collapsed in a park three and a half years ago, speculation has swirled in Thailand about who could become the next monarch.