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CROWN PRINCE AKISHINO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2020
Princess Kako turns 26, performs duties online amid pandemic
Since graduating from International Christian University in Tokyo in March last year, the princess has devoted herself to official duties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2020
Japan crown prince 'approves' of daughter's plan to marry but says financial issue must be resolved
Princess Mako's plans to marry her university boyfriend, Kei Komuro, have been delayed amid reports of a financial dispute involving Komuro's family.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2020
Japan eyes post-marital title for female imperial family members
The move would help avoid the further shrinking of the number of imperial family members.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2020
Princess Mako describes marriage as 'necessary' but plan still on hold
The princess and her partner announced their intention to get engaged in September 2017, with their wedding originally scheduled to take place in November 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2020
Crown Prince Akishino formally declared first in line to the throne
Emperor Naruhito proclaimed his younger brother as crown prince to the people of Japan during the ceremony, which was delayed from April due to the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Crown Prince Akishino: A vocal member of Japan's imperial family
The 54-year-old younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, 60, has occasionally expressed his view that the imperial family needs to adapt to the times.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2020
Japan may shelve imperial succession decision despite calls from the Diet
Many government officials believe it is premature to draw up a clear idea, given that public opinion regarding imperial succession remains divided.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2020
Japan’s fragile monarchy
Whereby there are presently only two viable heirs to Japan's imperial throne, it's easy to understand the fragility of the imperial line.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2020
Princess Mako, niece of Emperor Naruhito, turns 29
Princess Mako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito and the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 29 on Friday, marking her birthday at a time when public attention remains focused on her delayed marriage to her university boyfriend Kei Komuro.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020
Japan to hold crown prince proclamation ceremonies on Nov. 8
The event was postponed as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2020
Japan considers holding crown prince proclamation ceremonies in November
Following the proclamation ceremonies, the government is likely to start full-fledged discussions on how to ensure stable imperial succession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2020
Crown Princess says she wants to respect daughter's wishes as marriage on hold
'In regards to my eldest daughter's marriage, we should communicate extensively, and it is important that I accept my daughter's feelings,' she said in a statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2020
Japan's Prince Hisahito, second in line to throne, turns 14
He is the only heir of his generation as the Imperial House Law states that only males with male lineal descent from emperors can ascend the chrysanthemum throne.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020
Japan crown prince and princess mark 30 years of marriage
The couple married on June 29, 1990, after meeting at Gakushuin University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2020
Crown prince's family donates 300 handmade medical gowns
The gowns were donated to the Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation, which is headed by the crown prince.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2020
Crown prince proclamation ceremonies postponed amid outbreak
The government said Tuesday it has postponed this month's ceremonies to celebrate Crown Prince Akishino's ascent to first in line to the chrysanthemum throne amid the new coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2020
Japanese government cancels crown prince's court banquets over virus concerns
Due to concerns over the spread of the coronavirus, the government decided Wednesday to cancel court banquets to be held in April for Crown Prince Akishino in celebration of his elevation to first in line to the chrysanthemum throne.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020
Japan eyes holding crown prince's April ascension rituals as planned
The government is leaning toward holding rituals in April as planned to formally announce Crown Prince Akishino's status as first in line to the throne, with steps taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus at the events, according to officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2020
Japan's Imperial Household Agency on full alert against coronavirus outbreak
The Imperial Household Agency is taking precautions against the new coronavirus to protect the emperor and other members of the imperial family from infection as concern grows over the outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020
Japan streamlines celebration for crown prince's ascension to next in line
The government decided Tuesday on the outline of a ceremony in April to formally announce Crown Prince Akishino's rise to first in line to the chrysanthemum throne, reducing the number of banquets and simplifying their style compared with previous ascensions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

Podcast

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Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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