The birthday greetings for Emperor Naruhito of Japan have been cancelled for the third year in a row.
The Imperial Household Agency announced the cancellation due to the global health crisis.
The event was called off due to the crowds it would bring together during the cold months.
Emperor Naruhito will celebrate his 62nd birthday on 23 February, and since his ascension to the throne…
The Bhutanese Royal Family has released a new family photo of the King and his young family.
King Jigme Khesar, Queen Jetsun Pema, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck are photographed on 29 December on the snowy grounds of Lingkana Palace in Thimphu.
Emperor of Japan delivers video address instead of traditional balcony speech for New Year's
1st January 2022
Emperor Naruhito of Japan has addressed the Japanese people through a video instead of the traditional balcony appearance at the Imperial Palace.
The video was recorded on 28 December and was released to prevent too many people from gathering as the global health crisis…
The first official royal duty of Japan’s Princess Aiko has been revealed by the Japanese Imperial Household.
Princess Aiko, 20, will attend the New Year Receptions as her first official royal duty since coming of age in early December. The events will take place on New Year’s Day 2022.
The ceremonies will begin at 10 am local time at the Imperial Palace.
The traditional…
Japan: A look back at the royal year focused on a not so royal wedding and the Olympics
24th December 2021
A not-so-royal wedding, the Olympics and remorse for war were the headlines coming out of Japan about the Imperial Family.
Most notably would be the wedding of former Princess Mako and her commoner husband, Kei Komuro. Though often and incorrectly, compared to Harry and…
Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan has taken her two sons, Crown Prince Jigme Namgyel and Prince Ugyen Wangchuck, to her paternal ancestral home in Trongsa.
The Queen took her sons to visit the home in Tangsibji village while she was on a trip to Trongsa and Bumthang from 9…
Many of Europe’s royals have dogs as pets. What has been quite unknown to most people, however, is that the Swedish King and the Danish Queen, also owns several elephan`s. Now one of the royal elephants has died. The elephant was the son of two elephants that were once given as a gift by another monarch.
The baby elephant, named Prince, died this week after a rapid illness. Prince, who…
The traditional imperial coming of age ceremonies have been held for Japan’s Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
The ceremonies were held in Tokyo on 5 December to mark Princess Aiko turning 20-years-old, which is adulthood…
Japan’s Princess Aiko has now reached the age of majority in the country, so what does that mean for the Emperor’s only child?
In Japan, people become legal adults at the age of 20 instead of 18 in many Western countries. Nothing will change for Aiko…
Japan’s Princess Aiko has shared her thoughts on reaching adulthood in a statement released by the Imperial Household Agency.
Aiko, Princess Toshi turned 20-years-old on 1 December and remarked about her plans for the future as she is now a working member of the Imperial Family. She also thanked her parents, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, for raising her and supporting her…
