VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-17
“They cannot say it’s male chauvinism, so they call it tradition.”
Hideya Kawanishi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17
Kawanishi said supporters of male-only succession call it tradition rather than male chauvinism.
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