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IMPERIAL FAMILY

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2022
Princess Aiko, only child of Emperor Naruhito, turns 21
The princess is currently a third-year student at Gakushuin University's Faculty of Letters and has continued to attend classes online amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022
Crown prince Akishino stresses need for accurate updates on imperial family
The Imperial Household Agency is considering increasing the number of staff involved in information dissemination and revamping its website to improve public relations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2022
Princess Hisako becomes fifth member of imperial family to contract COVID-19
There will be no change to the princess' scheduled visit to Qatar from Nov. 26 to watch Japan play in the soccer World Cup.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 15, 2022
Princess Nobuko to undergo breast cancer surgery after early-stage diagnosis
The princess was diagnosed last Friday, but has no noticeable symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2022
Emperor found to have enlarged prostate but agency says no cause for concern
The emperor will undergo a tissue examination later this month for confirmation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2022
Japan emperor undergoes prostate examination after rise in tumor marker
Doctors will study the result and determine whether a biopsy is required, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
Kei Komuro, husband of former Princess Mako, passes New York bar exam
The result, which came at the third attempt, will likely bring relief to a couple dogged by intense criticism and scrutiny from the Japanese public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2022
Former Empress Michiko keeps up daily routine as she turns 88
The former empress takes morning and evening walks with her husband, also 88, and reads books aloud after breakfast, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2022
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako restarting regional visits
The imperial couple have considered face-to-face exchanges cautiously due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, but they are beginning to make their way out of Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2022
Emperor Naruhito to take prostate MRI test in November
The emperor will take the test after the result from a separate prostate-specific antigen test showed values that were on a 'somewhat concerning' trend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2022
Crown prince and six other imperial family members to attend Abe's state funeral
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will not join the state-funded ceremony as it is customary for emperors not to make appearances at funerals at home or abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022
Britain and the world bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
A historic state funeral attended by world leaders concluded with a ceremonial journey past hundreds of thousands of mourners to her final place of rest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2022
Emperor and Queen Elizabeth had close ties for nearly 50 years
'Of course, I felt rather nervous, but the conversation was very informal and enjoyable,' Emperor Naruhito wrote of his first meeting with the queen, in 1983.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2022
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive in Britain for queen's funeral
The imperial couple is making their first trip abroad since the emperor's accession to the throne in 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022
Emperor and empress leave for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral
The trip abroad is Emperor Naruhito's first since he ascended the throne in 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2022
Emperor to visit Tochigi for National Sports Festival ceremony
It is the first trip to outside of Tokyo by the Imperial couple since the outbreak of COVID-19, having last gone on such a trip two years and eight months ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022
Crown Princess Kiko turns 56, wishes for married daughter's happiness
Crown Princess Kiko turned 56 on Sunday as she wished for the happiness of her eldest daughter, former Princess Mako, who married commoner Kei Komuro in October last year and now lives in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II and her friendly ties with three emperors
Over the course of her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II established close ties with the imperial family, spanning all or part of the reigns of three emperors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Prince Hisahito, second in line to Japanese throne, turns 16
The son of Crown Prince Akishino graduated from Ochanomizu University Junior High School in March and entered a high school attached to the University of Tsukuba, also in Tokyo, the following month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2022
Experts differ over social media use by Japan's imperial family
Some believe social media could help better distribute royals-related information, while others worry the family could come under fire.
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.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'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.
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.

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