Newborn prince to get 3 million yen stipend

The state will spend 3.05 million yen per year in connection with Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko's newborn boy, Imperial Household Agency officials said Wednesday.</PARAGRAPH> <PHOTO> <TABLE WIDTH='250' ALIGN='RIGHT' BORDER='0'> <TR> <TD><IMG ALT='News photo' BORDER='0' SRC='../images/photos2006/nn20060907a6a.jpg' WIDTH='250' HEIGHT='339'/></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B> Prince Akishino, then known by his informal title Prince Aya –

, is shown sitting down with his mother, Crown Princess Michiko, and his brother, Prince Hiro, now Crown Prince Naruhito, in a garden at Togu Palace in Tokyo in October 1968. KYODO PHOTO

Based on the law on Imperial household finances, Prince Akishino receives 30.5 million yen, Prince Kiko 15.25 million yen and their two daughters 3.05 million yen each in cash for their personal use to maintain royal dignity, the officials said.