TOKYO - The ruling coalition and main opposition parties agreed Tuesday to call on the government to launch a debate on enabling princesses to stay within the imperial family by establishing family branches of their own after they marry commoners, as part of efforts to address the problem of a shrinking royal clan, a participant in their meeting said.
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