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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2017
Crown Prince and LDP exec say Japan can help world cope with water disasters
Crown Prince Naruhito and a top national politician delivered keynote speeches on Thursday at a U.N. session on water and disasters, with both pledging Japan will share its knowledge to help communities around the world that are prone to water-related catastrophes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2017
Crown Prince Naruhito says he will devote his 'heart and soul' to job as emperor
Crown Prince Naruhito said on Tuesday he will devote himself "heart and soul" to his job as emperor, just days after a law was enacted allowing his father to abdicate, which would be the first such abdication in two centuries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 19, 2017
Japan's Cabinet greenlights imperial abdication bill
The Cabinet approves a one-off abdication bill that envisions the Emperor stepping down in December 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2017
Princess Aiko enters high school
Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, marked the beginning of her high school education Saturday by attending the entrance ceremony for the private Tokyo institution where she will spend the next three years.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 27, 2017
Queen Elizabeth II marks record 65 years on throne
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to reach the milestone of 65 years on the throne.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 23, 2017
Crown Prince turns 57 and says he's ready to reign, as he recalls being 'shaken' by abdication message
Crown Prince Naruhito, on the occasion of his 57th birthday on Thursday, expressed his readiness to ascend the throne as Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate, possibly next year, becoming the first emperor to do so in nearly 200 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 21, 2017
Emperor's abdication highlights the inconvenience behind the country's Imperial naming system
For two weeks the media has been buzzing about the news that Emperor Akihito will abdicate before 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2017
Abdication panel to lobby for one-off legislation for Emperor Akihito
A report due out Monday will stress the difficulty of making abdication a permanent provision in Imperial succession, according to the government source.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2017
Abdication of Emperor on birthday in 2018 and same-day succession under discussion, says source
The government has started to discuss a plan to arrange for Emperor Akihito to abdicate on Dec. 23, 2018, which is his 85th birthday, and for Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the throne on that day or the following day, a government source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2017
Government mulls new titles for incoming and departing emperors, say sources
The government is considering giving Emperor Akihito the title of “joko,” an abbreviation of “daijo tenno,” meaning retired sovereign, should he abdicate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2017
Idea floated of Crown Prince Naruhito ascending the throne on Jan. 1, 2019
The government has been considering the possibility of arranging for Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on Jan. 1, 2019, allowing his father, Emperor Akihito, to abdicate, according to a government source.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2017
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito seen as 'slightly shy' in U.K., archives show
Crown Prince Naruhito was described as "personable, although slightly shy" by British officials in 1984, according to newly released government files by the National Archives in London.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2017
Emperor and Empress to make goodwill visit to Vietnam in early March
The Imperial Couple are planning their first trip overseas since the Emperor expressed a desire to abdicate because of his age.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2016
Turning 15, Princess Aiko is slowly learning official duties
Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 15 on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2016
Thai crown prince will ascend throne Dec. 1, palace official says
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn will ascend Thailand's throne on Dec. 1, following the death of his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a senior palace official said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2016
Thailand 'making preparations' for Dec. 1 succession
Thailand is making preparations for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to ascend the throne Dec. 1, two senior military sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2016
14-year-old Princess Aiko absent from school for last month
Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, has been absent from junior high school for a month due to poor health, an Imperial Household Agency official said.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2016
Saudi prince executed for murder
A Saudi prince was executed in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of shooting dead a fellow Saudi, official media reported, in a rare example of a ruling family member subjected to the death penalty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Oct 16, 2016
Wide-ranging Imperial reform likely too sensitive to tackle for now
As an advisory panel readies to discuss the issue of the Emperor's abdication, some say Imperial reform is likely too sensitive a subject to touch for now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2016
Thai Crown set to pass to prince less revered than his father
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has been anointed Thailand's next monarch following his father's death, an elevation that would see him become the 10th king in the Chakri Dynasty and inherit control of a fortune that runs to the tens of billions.

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