署名活動にご賛同いただきました皆様へ、うれしいお知らせです♪

この度の署名活動の提出先のひとつでありました、国連の女性差別撤廃委員会が現地時間10月17日に行いました日本に対する審査で、

皇室典範の見直し検討を促す意見があったそうです！

時事通信の10月18日朝の記事によると、

「男女平等の観点から皇室典範の見直し検討を促す意見が上がった。同委は近く改善勧告を含む報告書を公表する。」とありました。

私たちの署名活動からの国連への陳情がなかったとしても同様の意見はあったかもしれませんが、

少なくとも陳情をしたことで、国連の女性差別撤廃委員会も

「一般日本国民からも皇位継承権を男子に限定しているのはおかしい！」

という意見や活動があることが分かり、日本政府に対して意見を出す後押しになったことは間違いないでしょう。

皆様の一筆が国連の背中を押し、動かしたのだと思います！

本当にご賛同ありがとうございました！

皆様を代表させていただき、私が国連に提出した陳情書の受領受付画面。

●提出した陳情書の本文

We would like CEDAW to know Japan’s Imperial succession rule is still standing on serious gender discrimination. Japanese are living in a country where “women” cannot be the emperor, the symbol of Japan!

In my opinion, this is because the Japanese government (dominated by LDP politicians with a very large percentage of older men) is strongly biased against gender discrimination.

We would like to have a warning from the CEDAW to the Japanese government regarding the revision of the Imperial Household Law, which limits the succession to the throne to males only as a violation of gender equality.

We, Association in Support of Aiko's Rising Crown Princess, is the civil group who want Princess Aiko to succeed the Imperial Throne, by revising the Imperial Household Law removing “male only” provision from it.  

We have started the signature campaign for the petition to remove the “male only” provision from Article 1 of the Imperial Household Law and to allow Princess Aiko to succeed the Imperial throne, since June 1, 2024. And we have collected 10,964 signs from Japanese citizens as of today.  (https://voice.charity/events/784)

But politicians of the LDP party would never accept the petition so it will not be discussed in the diet.

Here is the situation about Japanese imperial succession.

■ Do you know that Princess Aiko cannot be the Future Emperor “BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN”?

Some of you who live in more gender equal countries than Japan, may think that Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, would be the next Emperor of Japan.

But it’s not. According to the current Japanese Imperial Household Law, Princess Aiko cannot be the next Emperor because she is a "WOMAN".!

"Princess Aiko” is excluded from the right of succession to the throne simply because she is a ‘WOMAN’ and is not allowed to succeed to the throne under current law.

If Princess Aiko were biologically male, she would be assigned to be the next in line to the throne with no argument, and would have been crowned Crown Prince upon his father, Emperor Naruhito's accession to the throne.

By today's social standards of gender equality, isn't this discrimination against women?

About half of Japan's population is female like many other countries.

Limiting the imperial successors to the throne to male heirs only is the same thing as sending a message of Japan's gender discrimination to the world that women cannot be the symbol of the nation and females cannot be the head of state of Japan.

This is what we want to change.

■ According to public opinion polls conducted by various media, approximately 90% of the public supports a female emperor.

According to a nationwide mail poll published by Kyodo News on April 27, 2024, approximately 90% of respondents agreed with the idea of supporting a female emperor.

In other words, the overwhelming majority of the Japanese public supports a female emperor.

However, politicians are not listening to the overwhelming voice of the public and are sticking to the “male-male line of succession.

Why is this?

It was not until the Meiji era (from 1868-until 1912) that (the former constitution of Japan, which is the Constitution of the Empire of Japan) stipulated that only men could be emperors.

Looking back in history, there have been 8 female emperors prior to the Meiji era.

But the Japanese government is treating this very temporary “male-male line of succession rule" that arose in the long history of the imperial lineage, which is said to be over 2,600 years, as if it were a tradition that can never be changed.

■The solution is quite easy, just to revise Article 1 of the Imperial Household Law.

Article 1 of the Constitution states, “The Emperor is the symbol of Japan and of the unity of the Japanese people,

This position is based on the consensus of the people of Japan, who have sovereignty over the country.

In other words, according to the Constitution, both of male and female can be the emperor if the person can get the consensus from the Japanese public.

And the most important thing is that the future Emperor needs to have the consensus from the Japanese public, to succeed to the throne.

Although she does not currently have the right to succeed to the throne, Princess Aiko would be the only one who could fulfill the constitutional requirement of obtaining the consensus of the Japanese people.

Furthermore, Article II of the Constitution stipulates that the emperor is hereditary. However, it only stipulates “hereditary succession” and does not specify the gender of the emperor.

The Constitution does not specify the gender of the emperor, but its subordinate law, the Imperial Household Law, limits the position to male only, which is in violation of the Constitution.

In 1947, a law stipulating that only males have the right to succeed to the Imperial Throne was enacted, which says “The Imperial Throne shall be succeeded by a male member of the imperial lineage.

This article was taken from the Imperial Japanese Constitution of 1889, which stipulated that “The Imperial Throne shall be succeeded by male descendants of the Imperial Family in accordance with the provisions of the Imperial Household Law.

The social conditions of the Meiji era, which is 135 years ago, were very different from those of today.

The “concubine system” is already abolished, and it will be biologically difficult to continue the imperial lineage with a male only lineage.

As long as we continue to insist on the “male only lineage,” the number of successors to the throne will decline and the imperial line will remain unstable.

Or, a princess who marries a man with the right to the throne is always forced to give birth to a boy, and even gender-selected birth can occur in order to have a boy, officially approved by the government. Gender selected birth may have actually occurred in the past. This is highly unethical.

A law that recognizes the right of male lineage to the throne but not female lineage is nothing more than an anachronism.

If the law is outdated and complicates matters, it needs to be updated to allow succession to the throne regardless of gender.

Article 2 of the Constitution of Japan stipulates only that the succession to the throne is “hereditary,” and Article 14 of the Constitution also stipulates that “All citizens are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against in political, economic, or social relations on the basis of race, creed, sex, social status, or family origin.” The law also stipulates that “all citizens are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against in political, economic or social relations on the basis of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin.

In 1985, Japan ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Some people believe that the Imperial Household Law, which stipulates that male lineage children have the right to succeed to the Imperial Throne, is unconstitutional because it violates the principles of Article 14 of the Constitution and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

We hope that as many people as possible will recognize that the Japanese “male only imperial succession” is not the tradition but gender discrimination against women.

In order to realize a female emperor, based on the principles of the Constitution, Article 1 of the Imperial Household Law should be revised to read, “The Imperial Throne shall be succeeded by a member of the imperial lineage.”

The Imperial Household Law differs from the Constitution. Unlike the Constitution, the Imperial House Law can be amended by a majority vote in the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

The process of revising Imperial Household Law is not so difficult, as mentioned, but why are the Japanese politicians so reluctant to make the change?

We assume this is because no politicians want to take the responsibilities.

To break through the situation, we believe the warning from CEDAW will be a good pressure for them.

The Japanese Constitution states that the emperor is the symbol of Japan. If the Imperial House Law were amended to allow a woman to become the emperor and symbol of Japan, it would be a big step towards the "society in which all women can shine," which is what the Japanese government is promoting, whose gender gap is 118^th in the world.

ご署名にご協力いただいたみなさまへ、

本日時点での会計報告と返金を希望される方へのご案内をさせていただきます。

会計報告の活動費用については本日時点での内容となります。

まだ含まれていない費用もありますので、返金手続き終了後に再度更新させていただきます。

※返金手続きと未計上の費用の計上が終了した後のエール金の残金につきましては、

・被災地への寄付（石川県への義援金または日本赤十字）

・今後の活動費用

に半分ずつ充当させていただければと思います。

【エール金の返金を希望される方へ】

2024年10月17日から2024年10月31日までエール金をお送りいただいた方で返金をご希望される方の返金申請受付期間とさせていただきます。

【エール金返金希望者様への受付期間】

・2024年10月17日から2024年10月31日まで

返金をご希望の方は下記の情報を必ずご記載の上、メールにてご申請をお願いします。

【必要事項】

・メールタイトル「エール金返金希望」でお願いします。

・エール金をした日付

・エール金の金額

・エール金のご名義

・署名時のメールアドレス

　※署名した時と同じメールアドレスから送信の時は不要です※

・返金先の金融機関の情報

　（金融機関名、支店名、口座種別（当座or普通）、口座番号、口座名義をすべてご記載ください）

【返金申請先メールアドレス】

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【返金手続きに関する条件】

※エール金からVoice手数料28.6％と当方からの振込手数料を差し引いた金額でご返金となります。

　（例：1000円のエール金返金の場合　\1000-\286-振込手数料＝返金額　となります）

※返金希望メールの受信が2024年10月31日23：59を過ぎた場合は返金不可となります。

※楽天銀行の法人口座からの返金を予定しております。楽天銀行をお持ちでしたら楽天銀行をご指定いただけましたら振込手数料が一番安くなります。

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　返金完了後にメールにてご報告いたしますので、1週間以上待っても当方からのメールや振り込みがない場合は　お手数ですが再度ご一報お願いします。

【会計報告】※現時点での会計報告です。今後も更新します。（2024年10月16日現在）

●受け取りエール金合計　: \1,218,275.-

【内訳】

クレジットカード決済　￥1,621,237

Voice手数料28.6％       -\463,673

振込手数料　　　　　　　　 -￥550

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小計：　　　　　　　　 \1,157,014

銀行振込　　　　　　　　 ￥85,800

Voice手数料28.6％        　-\24,539

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小計　　　　　　　　　　  \61,261

●活動費用合計：\238,018.- 【※※途中経過※※】

※現時点で確定した費用の報告です。今後も更新します。

【内訳】

＜外国語配信外注費＞

スペイン語版動画　upwork　        ¥19,971  ※米ドル払い

Upwork手数料 　　              ¥483　※米ドル払い

中国語版動画　翻訳 upwork         ¥18,944　※米ドル払い

中国語版動画ナレーション upwork ¥19,810　※米ドル払い

ドイツ語版動画　翻訳 upwork ¥19,925　※米ドル払い

＜マンガ制作関連＞

皇位継承問題マンガ第一弾　　　　　¥11,000

皇位継承問題マンガ第二弾　　　　　¥11,000

皇位継承問題マンガ第一弾　アフレコ ¥2,200

皇位継承問題マンガ第二弾　アフレコ ¥2,200

皆様のメッセージアフレコ　　　　　¥22,000

カラーコピー代　マンガ       ¥600

マンガ印刷代　1000部ｘ2部　　 　 ¥15,070

＜京都打合せ　一ノ瀬分＞

新幹線代（博多ー京都往復）　　　 ￥30,800

宿泊代　　　　　　　　　　　　　　￥6,375

福岡＆京都市内交通費合算　　　　　￥2,210　

＜議員への請願のお願い＞

請願の紹介のお願い　郵送代　　　　 ¥1,110

国会議員事務所訪問　交通費　　　　 \1,060

クリアファイル10円ｘ12                    \120

＜プレスリリース＞

報道機関9社　レターパック　　　　 ￥3,330

クリアファイル10円ｘ9                        \90

＜手書き署名＞

手書き署名郵送切手代             ¥588（7通分※以降はご寄付いただいた切手で対応）

手書き署名郵送封筒代（38件分）      ¥380

＜署名簿印刷&陳情書提出関係＞

手書き署名　コピー代　3部　　　　　¥6,480（※216枚x3部）

コピー用紙2500枚入り　            ¥1,799

プリンタートナー（2本分）           ¥13,068

キングファイル3冊　　　　　　　　　\3,623

穴あけパンチ                                  \2,308

ダンボール4個分　　　　　　　　　　\1,192

キングファイル（追加分）　　　　　 \1,680

コピー用紙500枚入り(追加)　    　¥360

宅配料金4件分　　　　　　　　　　　\,8000

＜手土産、お茶代など＞

合算　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 ￥10,242

※相手がおられるので合算のみです

10月16日　＃愛子天皇 を支持する会　発起人・一ノ瀬　知美

ご署名にご協力いただいたみなさまへ署名提出の報告となります。

9月30日に終了しました、

「女性」は日本の象徴である天皇になれない「ジェンダー平等が遅れた国、日本」をみんなの声で変えよう！！！

皇室典範第一条から「男系男子」の規定を削除し、愛子さま立太子への署名をお願いします！！！

、の署名簿を陳情書にまとめて2024年10月8日（火）提出しました（宅配便での発送）。

ご賛同いただきました皆様、ありがとうございました！

下記が提出に関する画像になります。

●提出先3か所の宅配伝票

衆議院議長　額賀福志郎　議員宛 (佐川急便　伝票No.　440795354156)

参議院議長　尾辻秀久　議員宛(佐川急便　伝票No.　440795354160)

内閣総理大臣　石破　茂　氏宛(佐川急便　伝票No.　440795354171)

●その他関連画像

提出した陳情書と署名簿

陳情書

署名簿表紙

メッセージ表紙

梱包状態

発送前の状態

本署名活動にご参加いただきました皆様、ありがとうございました！

10月8日　＃愛子天皇 を支持する会　発起人・一ノ瀬　知美