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PRINCE 2

JAPAN
Nov 27, 2014
Britain's Prince William to make solo visit to Japan in February
Prince William of Britain will visit Japan in February but will not be accompanied by his wife, Catherine, who is expecting the couple's second child, sources close to bilateral ties said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2014
Diplomats win kudos in annual photo contest
An arresting image of a man dressed as a superhero parking his bicycle was on Thursday named winner of the Prince Takamado Memorial Prize for the Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes 2014 photography contest.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2014
Stop this president from distorting rule of law
None of the policy disagreements roiling Washington at present is as important as the unchecked presidential aggrandizement of Barack Obama and his distortions of the rule of law.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2014
Funeral held for Prince Katsura
The main funeral service for Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, was held Tuesday morning at a Tokyo cemetery following his recent death at the age of 66.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2014
Crown Prince lauds Swiss ties ahead of official visit
Crown Prince Naruhito said he was looking forward to bolstering ties with Switzerland as he prepared to depart for an official visit there this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2014
Prince Katsura, cousin of Emperor Akihito, dies at 66
Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito and sixth in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, died at a Tokyo hospital at 10:55 a.m. Sunday, the Imperial Household Agency announced. He was 66.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2014
Princess Aiko graduates from Gakushuin Primary School
Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife, Princess Masako, graduated from Gakushuin Primary School on Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 22, 2014
Arisugawa-no-Miya's no mere people's park
Tokyo's weather in February is unpredictable, so when the day I have set aside for exploring features a record-breaking blizzard, I'm not surprised. So, bundled up like Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary, I exit Hiroo Station in Minato Ward to find the air feathered with swirling flakes and the streets already hushed by drifts. I might as well be on the moon.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2013
Japan to send Crown Prince, Fukuda to Mandela funeral
In a rare move, Crown Prince Naruhito leaves for South Africa to attend the funeral of Nelson Mandela.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 2, 2013
Are royals living the dream of modern parents?
"What sort of country do we want?" the former Conservative M.P. George Walden asked in the 1990s, considering the issue of royalty: "Reproduction antique?"
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2013
A prince's push for workplace equality
Prince William's decision to take two weeks of job-protected, paid statutory paternity leave represents bold support for workplace equality between men and women.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 25, 2013
British royal baby's name announced: George Alexander Louis
The bookies were right: "He Who Had Not Been Named" is now Prince George.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 23, 2013
U.K. duchess casts traditional midwives aside for birth
Prince William's wife, Kate, cast aside British tradition when she picked the team that helped her deliver her baby on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Jul 13, 2013
Media barge into royal baby's life before it's born
Outside the private Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, the global media hordes on Royal Baby Watch have marked their turf with duct tape and stepladders like so many predators. But starved for material in a world where Mother Nature and Buckingham Palace are the last two holdouts from the 24-hour news cycle, loitering reporters trying to set a tone of breathless anticipation have resorted to interviewing each other.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2013
Crown Prince and Princess celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako marked their 20th wedding anniversary Sunday just months after the Crown Princess, who has been suffering a stress-induced illness, carried out her first official overseas trip in 11 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013
Imperial Family's car woes sparked Toyota whistleblower
In 2008, Toyota faced an embarrassing problem: The Imperial Family's luxury Century Royal, used to carry Crown Prince Naruhito around Japan, was a dud.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2013
Prince Hisahito parts ways with school tradition
Prince Hisahito, the 6-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, attended the enrollment ceremony Sunday at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo.
LIFE / Travel
May 22, 2001
Visiting the Little Prince at Hakone
Breathtaking mountain scenery, a walk through a French village, Provencal cooking and a meeting with the doppelganger of a world-famous author -- sounds like a nice day trip. Especially when you can do it all without leaving Kanto.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'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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