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EMPRESS MASAKO

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2019
Japan's Cabinet approves postponing emperor's enthronement parade until Nov. 10
In the aftermath of the deadly typhoon last weekend, the Cabinet on Friday approved the postponement of Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade until Nov. 10.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2019
Imperial Household unveils enthronement parade vehicle: a customized Toyota Century
The Imperial Household Agency on Monday unveiled a specially built car that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will ride in during a parade this month to mark his enthronement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2019
Idol group Arashi and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii to perform at enthronement festival for Emperor Naruhito
All-male idol group Arashi and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will perform at a festival celebrating the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito, a group of lawmakers and business leaders organizing the event revealed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2019
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend opening ceremony for festivals in Niigata
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony for festivals in the city of Niigata on Monday, their second visit outside Tokyo in as many weeks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument
Jul 16, 2019
Should Japan allow females to ascend the throne?
Two months into the Reiwa Era, talk about imperial succession has calmed, but there is still an issue that will be revisited in the coming months — the question of whether a woman should be able to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument
Jul 16, 2019
Female ascension? Nothing in Constitution forbids females from ascending Chrysanthemum Throne
Prohibiting female members of the imperial family or their children from succeeding the Chrysanthemum Throne is unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument
Jul 16, 2019
Female ascension? By tradition, imperial succession follows the male bloodline
The Chrysanthemum Throne should be passed down only to male members of the imperial family in keeping with a tradition that lends legitimacy to the family.
Japan Times
JAPAN / The Argument
Jul 16, 2019
Female ascension? Imperial institution thrives due to change
One of the reasons for the imperial institution's remarkable longevity and continuity is that it has changed over time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2019
Imperial couple conduct first official duty outside Tokyo since ascension
In their first official duty outside Tokyo since the emperor ascended the throne on May 1, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend a tree-planting ceremony in Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2019
Emperor and empress bid farewell to Trump before he departs Japan
At a Tokyo hotel Tuesday, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bid farewell to U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, who have been visiting Japan as state guests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2019
Japan's new imperial couple wine and dine Trumps as first state guests of Reiwa Era
Emperor Naruhito greeted U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday as his first state guest since ascending the throne May 1, with the two affirming the closeness of ties between the countries that were once wartime foes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2019
Changing monarchy on display as imperial couple greets Trump and first lady using English
The language barrier fell away Monday when Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greeted U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump in English at the Imperial Palace, in what could be a taste of things to come for the most internationally minded imperial couple in Japan's history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2019
Empress Masako conducts first official duties since emperor's enthronement
Empress Masako conducted her first official duties Wednesday in her own capacity since her husband, Emperor Naruhito, ascended to the throne at the beginning of the month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2019
Government decides route of October parade to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's enthronement
The government said Tuesday it has decided on the October parade route to be taken by the imperial couple to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's ascension to the throne earlier this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2019
Princess Kako plans visit to Austria and Hungary for her first official overseas trip
Princess Kako, the youngest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, is planning to visit Austria and Hungary in September in her first official overseas trip, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2019
In first palace ritual of his reign, Japan's emperor reports enthronement plans to his ancestors
Emperor Naruhito performed his first formal ritual within the Imperial Palace on Wednesday following his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne last week, ceremonially reporting to his ancestors that he will take part in major enthronement rites this fall.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 5, 2019
A new dawn for Japan's imperial diplomacy?
How will the new emperor fare when it comes to promoting the nation's image and interests overseas?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2019
140,000 people greet Japan's Emperor Naruhito as he makes first public appearance since accession
Emperor Naruhito expressed his hopes for progress toward world peace on Saturday at the Imperial Palace, where tens of thousands of people gathered to witness his first public greeting since ascending to the throne on May 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2019
Japan's new emperor to make visits to Aichi, Akita, Niigata and Ibaraki from June
Emperor Naruhito will start official visits across the country in June after acceding to the throne Wednesday and taking over duties from his father.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2019
In first speech, Japan's new emperor vows to emulate father and fulfill duties as 'symbol of the state'
Delivering his first speech since ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne, Japan's new emperor vowed to “act according to the Constitution” and fulfill his role as the symbol of the state.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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 vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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