Keyword: Princess Aiko
Princess Aiko
has 80.6% among keywords.
BS Score: 6.1%.
Articles analyzed: 5.
Words analyzed: 2,608.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By Kanako Takahara
- 7/3/2026, 9:20 AM
Biased Writer Voice 100% - Negativity Bias 56.3% - Availability Heuristic 50.9%
Japan’s princesses are potentially facing life-changing legal revisions to their status from a set of bills that propose giving them the option of staying in the imperial family after marriage and carrying on with their official duties, instead of becoming commoners. The million-dollar question is, would they want to? The flip side of... more
The Japan Times
- By Kanako Takahara
- 7/1/2026, 4:16 AM
Framing Effect 100% - Negativity Bias 100% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 92%
A set of revised bills on measures to prevent the number of imperial family members from dwindling included a controversial clause that could affect the imperial succession line, triggering criticism from opposition parties. After months of discussion at a parliamentary panel, the Cabinet approved bills Tuesday evening that would allow... more
The Japan Times
- By Javier C. Hernandez, Hisako Ueno
- 6/14/2026, 7:38 AM
Appeal to Authority 48.2% - Optimism Bias 42.3% - Biased Writer Voice 40.9%
Japan’s imperial family, which has long maintained a male-only lineage for emperors, is running out of royals. Now the country has a plan to help revitalize its dwindling ranks: recruit more men. Japan’s legislature, hoping to avoid a succession crisis, moved forward with a proposal this past week to allow the imperial family to adopt... more
The Japan Times
- By Kanako Takahara
- 6/10/2026, 9:34 AM
Appeal to Authority 33.6% - Negativity Bias 19.6% - Self-Serving Bias 19.6%
A parliamentary panel on the imperial family approved on Wednesday a draft proposal that would help prevent the number of royals from further dwindling. The draft states female members can stay on in the imperial family after marriage, and former male royals of the male line can be reinstated through adoption. The draft, described as the... more
The Japan Times
- By Kanako Takahara
- 4/15/2026, 6:24 AM
Availability Heuristic 56.8% - Halo Effect 51.4% - Anecdotal 45.9%
When Princess Aiko visited the city of Niigata on her own last September, hundreds of people thronged Niigata Station in the hopes of catching a glimpse of the princess, shouting “Aiko-sama,” with the honorific added to her name, as is typical for addressing royal family members. A local broadcaster described the phenomenon as “Princess... more