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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018

Princess Ayako says she and fiance Kei Moriya hit it off from the start

Princess Ayako says she hit it off with her husband-to-be Kei Moriya from the time they first met last December at the introduction of her mother, Princess Hisako.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 30, 2023

Japan Times 1923: Youth ’fired’ for improving hotel, now he manages Tokyo Imperial!

A young upstart in 1923 shows his former employer at a hotel by rising up the ranks, while, 50 years later, a Japanese hotel opens in New York.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2019

Abe squares off with opposition leaders ahead of Upper House election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said during a debate with opposition leaders on Wednesday that he will go ahead with the planned sales tax hike in October but vehemently denied there will be further increases while he remains in power.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 8, 2018

Super Golden Week a go: Diet clears 10-day Japanese holiday for Imperial accession celebration

The new law creates a one-off string of 10 consecutive holidays from April 27 to May 6 — including the day Crown Prince Naruhito claims the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 22, 2018

Let's discuss the 10-day Golden Week holiday for 2019

In a move that will create a 10-day Golden Week holiday period in 2019, the government plans to designate May 1, when the new Emperor is planned to ascend the throne, as a one-off holiday.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2005

Panel backs allowing women to ascend Imperial throne

A government panel discussing the Imperial succession decided Monday to propose allowing females and their descendants to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2016

Overseas media outlets praise Emperor's efforts for peace, reconciliation

Overseas media reaction to Monday's recorded video address by Emperor Akihito, in which he indicated a desire to abdicate, praised his efforts at peace and reconciliation in Okinawa and parts of Asia.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 25, 2016

Imperial abdication talk poses question of Japan's next era

As the news reverberated throughout Japan earlier this month that Emperor Akihito intended to relinquish his throne while alive — in the first such move in about 200 years — the nation was struck by one of the biggest implications of his exit: the arrival of a new era.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 14, 2007

The impact of Upper House president

For the first time in the postwar period, the House of Councilors has an opposition lawmaker as president, 66-year-old Satsuki Eda.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 26, 2019

Abe looks to secure voter mandate for 'stability' in Upper House vote as Diet session wraps up

On Wednesday, the government formally determined that the Upper House election will take place July 21, preceded by campaigning that would kick off July 4.
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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2019

Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to attend Japan imperial ceremony, despite 70,000-strong petition

Japan has seen a number of relatively small demonstrations in support of Hong Kong protesters, made up mainly of Hong Kongers in their 20s and a speckling of Japanese.
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BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2019

Japan's 10-day holiday for Imperial handover stirs concern among traders and investors

To mark the ascension of the new Emperor, the government has declared an unprecedented 10-day Golden Week holiday from late April to early May, worrying investors who say a market shutdown could cause disruption and unsettle the yen.
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JAPAN / Politics / LEADERS SPEAK
Jun 23, 2016

Upper House poll a chance to preserve pacifist Constitution, says JCP's Shii

As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe steers the nation away from pacifism, the coming Upper House election is a chance to voice opposition to this new course, according to Kazuo Shii, who heads the Japanese Communist Party.
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People (center right), and others on Tuesday at the Diet building after announcing their campaign promises for the upcoming House of Councilors election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2025

Japan's opposition DPP pledges lower taxes and higher take-home pay

The Democratic Party for the People also emphasized support for young people and the working generation, proposing to double the budget for child-rearing and education.

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