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EMPEROR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020
Japanese emperor's state visit to Britain may be postponed
The government is considering postponing a state visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Britain scheduled for this spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a source.
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
Feb 28, 2020
Events related to Emperor Naruhito's enthronement completed
Events and rites related to the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito on May 1 last year came to an end on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2020
Emperor Naruhito marks 60th birthday with events at Imperial Palace
Emperor Naruhito, who turned 60 on Sunday, attended a series of celebratory events at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo the same day together with his wife, Empress Masako.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2020
In first birthday address, Emperor Naruhito vows to work with public on Japan's social challenges
In his first birthday address since ascending the chrysanthemum throne, Emperor Naruhito pledged to stand by the people of Japan in responding to intensifying environmental and social challenges ranging from climate change to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2020
Taiwan NGO donates trees to Japan to celebrate new emperor
A donation ceremony was held Tuesday for tree seedlings that a Taiwan nongovernmental organization is sending to Japan as gifts to celebrate the enthronement last year of Emperor Naruhito.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2020
First imperial spring garden party of Reiwa Era slated for May 27
The first spring imperial garden party of the Reiwa Era is expected to take place on May 27, not in April as usual, it was learned Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2020
Emperor Emeritus Akihito collapses and temporarily loses consciousness
Emperor Emeritus Akihito temporarily lost consciousness and collapsed at his Tokyo residence on Wednesday, but a subsequent medical checkup found no abnormalities, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2020
Japan should draft imperial succession measures, says Diet chief Tadamori Oshima
Tadamori Oshima, speaker of the House of Representatives, has said that the government should draft measures to ensure stable imperial succession as a basis for in-depth discussions by the Diet on the matter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2020
In first poem reading of Reiwa Era, Japan's emperor speaks of hope for children's futures
Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for a bright future for children in his poem recited Thursday at the first New Year's Poetry Reading Ceremony held since he ascended to the chrysanthemum throne last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2020
Emperor and empress to make state visit to United Kingdom this spring
The imperial couple “have accepted an invitation from Her Majesty The Queen to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom in Spring 2020,” Buckingham Palace said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 9, 2020
Kyoto man admits to trespassing and leaving knives on Prince Hisahito's desk
A 57-year-old man admitted during the first court hearing of his case Thursday to trespassing and other charges over an incident last April in which knives were found on Prince Hisahito's desk at a Tokyo junior high school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2020
Emperor Naruhito expresses hope for peaceful year in first New Year's greeting
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko also greeted well-wishers, making their first public appearance with the emperor since last year's succession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2020
Emperor Naruhito uses first New Year's address to express hopes for disaster-free year
Emperor Naruhito, in a message released at the beginning of his first full year as the symbol of state, says he hopes 2020 will be one free of major disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2019
Funeral prep for Emperor Hirohito began seven years before his death: declassified documents
The Foreign Ministry began funeral preparations for Emperor Hirohito seven years before his death, holding secret talks with the Imperial Household Agency on the matter in 1982, recently declassified ministry records show.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Emperor, empress console victims in typhoon-hit areas of Japan's northeast
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Thursday visited areas in northeastern Japan that were hit by a powerful typhoon in October and consoled the victims of the deadly storm.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2019
Japan's former emperor and empress likely to celebrate new year with public
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko are expected to join other members of the imperial family in greeting New Year's well-wishers, sources at the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2019
Emperor Emeritus Akihito marks first birthday since abdication
Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 86 on Monday, marking his first birthday since he stepped down from the chrysanthemum throne in late April to become the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in around 200 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2019
Emperor and empress to meet victims of Typhoon Hagibis in Miyagi and Fukushima
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures on Thursday to offer encouragement to people who were affected by deadly Typhoon Hagibis in mid-October, the Imperial Household Agency has said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Dec 23, 2019
The Reiwa Daijosai: Pomp, circumstance and litigation
The separation of church and state in Japan comes under scrutiny in the new era. However, we've been down this road before.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Japan passes bill to introduce 'blue ticket' fines for cyclists
A new system under which bicycle riders pay fines for minor traffic violations to escape criminal punishment is expected to be introduced in Japan no later than 2026.
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Legislation that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Friday.
U.S. envoy to Japan makes landmark visit to front-line island near Taiwan
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets with members of the Self-Defense Forces stationed on Yonaguni, Okinawa Prefecture, on Friday.
Japan to review romanization system for first time in 70 years
An advisory panel to the education ministry will consider how the Japanese language should be transcribed into the Latin alphabet, including unifying different romanization styles currently in use.
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
A new initiative rethinks old Tohoku crafts
The colored patterns of Tsuguru "nuri," made in Aomori Prefecture, are achieved by applying multiple coatings of lacquer, which are later polished down to reveal layers of colors beneath.
Xi and Putin mark ‘new era’ amid efforts to counter U.S. ‘containment’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend an event in Beijing on Thursday. During Putin's visit, the leaders showed off their growing alignment amid efforts to push back against the U.S.-led world order.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.

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