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PRINCESS AYAKO

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Oct 31, 2018
Imperial family members and Abe wish former princess and her commoner husband well at wedding banquet
About 70 dignitaries, including Imperial family members and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, on Tuesday attended the wedding banquet of the former Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, and her husband Kei Moriya in Tokyo following their marriage the previous day.
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JAPAN
Oct 29, 2018
Japan's Princess Ayako weds commoner Kei Moriya in ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo
Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, wed commoner Kei Moriya at a ceremony Monday at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.
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Oct 26, 2018
Japan's Princess Ayako to retain honorary positions at two organizations after marriage
Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Princess Hisako and the late Prince Takamado, Emperor Akihito's cousin, will retain honorary positions at two organizations even after leaving the Imperial family following her marriage to a commoner next week, the Imperial Household Agency and the groups' officials said Friday.
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Oct 11, 2018
Princess Ayako to receive ¥107 million after she marries commoner
Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, will receive ¥106.75 million from the state after her expected marriage with commoner Kei Moriya later this month, a government council decided Thursday.
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Sep 19, 2018
Princess Ayako's wedding date officially set in traditional ceremony
The date of the wedding between Princess Ayako — the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, Prince Takamado — and commoner Kei Moriya was officially set for Oct. 29 in a traditional ceremony held Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Aug 12, 2018
In betrothal ceremony, Princess Ayako formally gets engaged to commoner Kei Moriya
Princess Ayako, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin, became officially engaged Sunday to commoner Kei Moriya at a traditional ceremony in Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
Princess Ayako says she and fiance Kei Moriya hit it off from the start
Princess Ayako says she hit it off with her husband-to-be Kei Moriya from the time they first met last December at the introduction of her mother, Princess Hisako.
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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2018
Emperor Akihito, 84, cancels duties due to diagnosis of 'cerebral anemia'
Emperor Akihito has cancelled his public duties after being diagnosed with dizziness and cerebral anemia, a condition of insufficient blood flow to the brain, the Imperial Household Agency said Monday.
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JAPAN
Jun 26, 2018
Princess Ayako's forthcoming engagement to shipping firm employee announced by Imperial Household Agency
Princess Ayako, the third daughter of Princess Hisako and the late Prince Takamado, Emperor Akihito's cousin, will marry a 32-year-old worker at shipping firm NYK Line in October, the Imperial Household Agency announced Tuesday.

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