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Former Japanese princess gives birth to baby boy

Ayako Moriya, former Princess of Japan, has given birth to her second child. The baby boy was born at 3:14 am on Thursday, 1 September, at Aiiku Hospital in the Minato area of Tokyo. According to the Imperial Household Agency, both mother and child are healthy. This boy is the couple’s second son after the former Princess gave birth to her first child on 17 November…
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Princess Ayako attends final imperial event “Choken-no-Gi” before leaving Imperial Family

Princess Ayako of Takamado has performed the final two ceremonies to officially mark her leaving the Imperial Family. After her wedding next Monday, she will no longer be a part of the Imperial Family. On Friday, the Princess informed the divine spirits of the Emperors and ancestors that she would marry in three days time and leave the Imperial Family in the…
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Princess Ayako of Takamado to marry businessman

Princess Ayako of Takamado, the youngest daughter of Princess Hisako and Emperor Akihito’s late cousinNorihito, Prince Takamado, will marry businessman Kei Moriya on 29 October 2018, the Imperial Household Agency announced today. The Princess and her future husband first met last December, according to the Imperial Household Agency. Kei Moriya is a 32-year-old graduate of Keio…
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