thejapantimes, 8 days ago to Japan

Lawmakers kicked off discussions on Friday about possible relaxations of the imperial family's strict succession rules. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/talks-begin-on-dwindling-imperial-line/ #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #princessaiko #princehisahito

thejapantimes, 14 days ago to Japan

Princess Aiko on Saturday visited the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo to view a special exhibition featuring literature from the country's Heian Period (794-1185). https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/12/japan/princess-aiko-first-solo-official-duty/ #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #literature #museums #heianperiod

thejapantimes, 17 days ago to Japan

Interparty discussions may begin as soon as next week on ways to ensure the Japanese imperial family's continuity, focusing on retaining female members after marriage and adopting male relatives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/08/japan/intraparty-talks-planned-for-shrinking-imperial-family/ #japan #imperialfamily #ldp #cdp #diet #lowerhouse

thejapantimes, 24 days ago to Japan

The five years since Emperor Naruhito's ascension to the chrysanthemum throne have been marked by a global pandemic and the Noto Peninsula earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/01/japan/emperor-naruhito-five-years/ #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #imperialhouseholdagency

thejapantimes, 29 days ago to Japan

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Britain as state guests in late June in the first trip to Britain by the imperial couple since they attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/27/japan/emperor-britain-visit/ #japan #uk #imperialfamily #royals #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #kingcharlesiii #ukjapanrelations

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, made her first appearance at an imperial garden party in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/24/japan/princess-aiko-garden-party-debut/ #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan's ruling and opposition parties are set to start full-scale talks as early as around the Golden Week holiday period from late April to early May on measures to address the shrinking number of imperial family members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/11/japan/full-scale-talks-shrinking-imperial-family/ #japan #imperialfamily #diet #ldp

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

A room of the State Guest House Akasaka Palace is due to open to the public until April 26. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/10/japan/state-guest-house-opens-to-public/ #japan #stateguesthouse #tokyo #tourism #imperialfamily #akasaka

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Princess Aiko began working at the Japanese Red Cross Society on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/01/japan/princess-aiko-joins-red-cross/ #japan #princessaiko #redcrosssociety #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

Japan's royal family is now on Instagram, but don't expect any selfies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/01/japan/society/imperial-family-instagram-debut/ #japan #society #imperialfamily #instagram #socialmedia #emperornaruhito #empressmasako

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to Japan

On her first solo domestic trip ever, Princess Aiko visited the mausoleum of Emperor Jinmu in the city of Kashihara in Nara Prefecture to report her university graduation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/28/japan/princess-aiko-visits-emperor-jinmus-tomb/ #japan #princessaiko #gakushuinuniversity #imperialfamily #nara

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has said that it will launch an official account on Instagram and start operating it on April 1. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/25/japan/imperial-household-agency-instagram/ #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #instagram #socialmedia

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Princess Aiko graduated from Gakushuin University on Wednesday, having studied for four years at its Department of Japanese Language and Literature. From April, the princess will work with the Japanese Red Cross Society while performing official duties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/20/japan/society/princess-aiko-graduates-university/ #japan #society #princessaiko #universities #gakushuinuniversity #redcross #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Ishikawa Prefecture's Noto Peninsula on Friday to meet people affected by the magnitude-7.6 New Year's Day earthquake. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/emperor-noto-visit-plan/ #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #ishikawaearthquake

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Princess Yuriko, who is currently hospitalized, is showing symptoms of left-sided heart failure, Imperial Household Agency officials said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/19/japan/princess-yuriko-health/ #japan #princessyuriko #imperialfamily #health

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

Princess Yuriko was hospitalized after she was diagnosed as possibly suffering cerebral infarction and having aspiration pneumonia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/04/japan/japan-princess-yuriko-hospitalized/ #japan #princessyuriko #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 2 months ago to Japan

A piece by women visiting Tokyo gives us a century-old take on what tourists in the 1920s thought of "weird Japan." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/01/japan/history/japanese-history-1924-1949-1974-1999-march/ #japan #history #fashion #homelessness #imperialfamily #hokkaido

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to Japan

Emperor Naruhito, on the occasion of his 64th birthday on Friday, mourned the lives lost in a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan on New Year's Day and extended his sympathy to the people displaced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/japan/japan-emperor-turns-64/ #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is set to work at the Japanese Red Cross Society from April after graduating from university, the Imperial Household Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/22/japan/princess-aiko-red-society/?utm_content=buffer5a9b7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #japaneseredcrosssociety

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Emperor Naruhito, in a New Year's message on Monday, expressed his wish that support will expand for people facing difficulties, including those affected by natural disasters and soaring prices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/01/japan/society/emperor-new-years-message/?utm_content=buffer6f904&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito

thejapantimes, 4 months ago to Japan

Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 29 on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/29/japan/princess-kako-turns-29/?utm_content=buffer5fc38&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #princesskako #imperialfamily #crownprinceakishino

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Former Emperor Akihito turned 90 on Saturday after having spent another peaceful year with his wife, former Empress Michiko, while continuing to reflect on war and peace and those impacted by natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/23/japan/former-emperor-akihito-turns-90/?utm_content=buffer23f2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #emperorakihito #imperialfamily #empressmichiko

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Empress Masako turned 60 on Saturday as she expressed her deep gratitude to all those who have helped her. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/09/japan/empress-masako-turns-60/?utm_content=bufferfd7f4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #empressmasako #emperornaruhito #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Princess Aiko turns 22 on Friday as she balances life as a final-year university student and a member of Japan's imperial family. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/01/japan/society/princess-aiko-turns-22/?utm_content=buffer63d59&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #princessaiko #imperialfamily

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to Japan

Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead the occasion of his 58th birthday that a review of official duties is needed as imperial family members age or leave the royal house. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/30/japan/society/japan-crown-prince-royal-duties/?utm_content=buffer72bb7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #imperialfamily #crownprinceakishino #emperornaruhito #princesskako