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EMPEROR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2021
Emperor's birthday event canceled for second year due to virus surge
The public address usually see the emperor, empress and other members of the imperial family greet gathered well-wishers from a balcony.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 3, 2021
Suga says male-only rule should be prioritized in imperial succession
Suga's administration has said it would hold discussions on how to secure a stable imperial succession following calls from the Diet to address the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2021
Emperor's evacuation to Kyoto weighed after Fukushima nuclear disaster
The government led by the now-defunct Democratic Party of Japan unofficially proposed that then-Emperor Akihito evacuate to Kyoto or somewhere further west immediately after the eruption of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, a former administration official has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2021
Coronavirus looms over Japan's new year festivities
New Year's Day is the biggest holiday in Japan's calendar, but this year's festivities were subdued following record highs in new coronavirus cases nationwide and calls from the government to stay home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2021
Emperor Naruhito thanks medical staff battling pandemic
The emperor set a hopeful tone in his first video message since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne in May, thanking medical staff involved in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2020
China asked Emperor Akihito to visit in wake of Tiananmen massacre
Declassified documents reveal China's attempt to improve ties with Japan and encourage Western democratic nations to lift sanctions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2020
Former Emperor Akihito turns 87
The emperor emeritus spent much of the year quietly at his residence in Tokyo amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2020
Japan considers setting up panel on imperial succession
The plan is part of the government's efforts to address concerns that the imperial household could run out of heirs in the not-so-distant future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 11, 2020
Oshima ties Kono's record as longest-serving Lower House speaker
The 74-year-old took up the post in April 2015 and was reappointed after the 2017 Lower House election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2020
Emperor's New Year address to be by video due to pandemic
The imperial family's usual early January public appearance has been canceled due to fears over the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2020
Empress Masako turns 57, wishes to overcome pandemic with people
She also expressed her gratitude to health care workers, who have 'devoted themselves day and night to save the lives of many patients and to prevent the spread of infections.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2020
Princess Aiko turns 19 while attending online university classes amid pandemic
The princess, enrolled in Gakushuin University in Tokyo, has been taking part in virtual lectures since the start of the academic year in April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2020
Japan cancels emperor's New Year event due to virus spike
It is the first time the event has been called off since 1990, when the country was mourning the death of Emperor Hirohito.
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 16, 2020
Emperor's New Year's event may be canceled due to pandemic
It would be the first time the event has been canceled since 1990, when the country was mourning the death the previous year of Emperor Showa.
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
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 / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2020
Kyoto governor sued over attendance at emperor's succession ritual
The plaintiffs claim Gov. Takatoshi Nishiwaki should return around u00a5390,000 ($3,700) as his actions ran counter to the separation of religion and state.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2020
Japan's former Empress Michiko turns 86
The former empress has spent much of the past few months at home, suffering with a mild fever since May.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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