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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako speak with evacuated people at Wajima Junior High School in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2024
Emperor and Empress mourn flood victims in Wajima
Four people were killed in the September floods, including a 14-year-old junior high school student.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako speak with winners of the Praemium Imperiale at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 20. The imperial couple will attend a memorial ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in January.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2024
Emperor and empress to attend Hanshin Quake Memorial on anniversary
The imperial couple will be briefed by Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito on the reconstruction situation and visit the Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum.
A view of a damaged house following a landslide and an earthquake in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 7.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2024
Japan's emperor and empress to visit disaster-hit Noto for third time
The imperial couple are concerned about those living on the Noto Peninsula hit by the two disasters, aides have said.
Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is currently a third-year student at the University of Tsukuba’s affiliated high school.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2024
Prince Hisahito to enroll at University of Tsukuba
The 18-year-old, who is a student at the university’s affiliated high school, secured admission through a recommendation-based exam.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Merton College in Oxford, during their state visit to the United Kingdom in June.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2024
Empress Masako marks 61st birthday
The empress said that thoughts of people affected by disasters, including the massive Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, continue to weigh on her mind.
Crown Prince Akishino gives a speech at an event in Istanbul on Thursday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2024
Japan's crown prince and crown princess return from visit to Turkey
On Thursday, the couple attended a ceremony in Istanbul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pose for a commemorative photo with Turkish government officials and performers after watching performances at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2024
Crown prince and crown princess mark Japan-Turkey diplomatic ties
The pair attended a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, wave to members of the public for the Emperor's 64th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 23. The imperial family will greet the public at the palace on Jan. 2.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2024
Imperial family New Year's event to be held for first time in two years
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other imperial family members will greet the general public.
Princess Aiko on Nov. 22 ahead of her 23rd birthday on Sunday at the Imperial Palace
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2024
Princess Aiko, only child of emperor, turns 23
This year, the princess graduated from Gakushuin University in Tokyo and began working at the Japanese Red Cross Society in April.
Crown Prince Akishino holds a news conference Monday in Tokyo ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2024
Crown Prince Akishino turns 59
At a news conference held in advance at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, the Crown Prince declined to comment on the Imperial Family system.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako make their way to the grave of Princess Yuriko at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2024
Emperor and empress visit grave of Princess Yuriko
At the tomb, Emperor Naruhito offered a tamagushi ritual offering and bowed deeply, as did Empress Masako after him.
The sought ¥21.3 billion will be used for making the revised family register law widely known to the public and setting up call centers to receive questions from the public.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 27, 2024
¥21.3 billion sought to help with adding phonetic readings in family registers
The planned funds will be used for making the revision widely known to the public and setting up call centers to receive questions from the public.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 26, 2024
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
The princess had been hospitalized since early March due to a stroke and pneumonia. She died of natural causes on Nov. 15 at age 101.
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2024
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
The total includes about ¥202 million for the "Renso-no-gi" main funeral ceremony to be held at the Toshimagaoka cemetery on Tuesday.
People visit the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo on Saturday to sign the book of condolences for the late Princess Yuriko.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2024
People sign condolence book for Princess Yuriko
Many people visited the residence of the late Princess Yuriko at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to sign the book of condolences.
Princess Yuriko in May 2023
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2024
Princess Yuriko, sister-in-law of Emperor Showa, dies at 101
The oldest living member of the imperial family, Princess Yuriko died due to natural causes.
Blogger and marketer Alina Rzhanova, 33, adjusts clothes of her 8-month-old son, Igor, during an interview in their apartment in the city of Yaroslavl, Russia, on Oct. 3.
WORLD / Society
Nov 13, 2024
Russia bans 'child-free propaganda' to try to boost birth rate
Official data released in September in Russia put the birth rate at its lowest in a quarter of a century while mortality rates are up as Moscow's war in Ukraine rages on.
Princess Yuriko in May 2023. At 101 years old, she is the oldest member of the imperial family.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2024
Imperial family members visit ailing Princess Yuriko at hospital
The health condition of the 101-year-old princess — the sister-in-law of the late former Emperor Hirohito — worsened suddenly on Friday.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako release young marbled flounder and red sea bream into the sea from the port of Beppu, Oita Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2024
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend annual marine convention
The emperor and empress later moved to the city of Beppu and released young marbled flounder and red sea bream into the sea from the port of Beppu.
Princess Akiko, who left for Britain on Thursday to attend an international conference in London, returned to Tokyo on Saturday morning and visited to visit her ailing grandmother, Princess Yuriko.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2024
Condition of hospitalized Japanese Princess Yuriko, 101, deteriorates
An examination conducted on the princess Thursday found a decline in the function of many of her organs, including the heart and kidneys, according to the officials.

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Yasuyuki Yoshida stirs a brew in a fermentation tank at his brewery in Hakusan.
The quake that shook Noto's sake brewing tradition