The Imperial Household Agency in Japan
has announced that on3rd September, the engagement will be
announced of Princess Mako and her long-term boyfriend, Kei Komuro.
It is understood that the couple will address the media on this
happy occasion. The engagement was originally going to be announced
on 8th July. However, the couple decided that it was
appropriate to delay the announcement given the…
Ever since His Imperial Majesty, Emperor
Akihito, formally announced his intention to abdicate the Japanese
throne in a rare televised address last year, the island nation of
Japan has been somewhat abuzz with speculation as to what exactly
such an occurrence would…
Princess Ayako of Takamodo, a member of
the Imperial House of Japan, has visited the Nikka Yuko Japanese
Garden for its 50th anniversary. The Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in
Canada welcomed Japanese royalty as it celebrated its 50th
anniversary. John Harding, who chairs the…
Princess Mako’s engagement announcement postponed because of deadly rains in Kyushu
7th July 2017
The official announcement of Princess
Mako of Akishino’s engagement to Kei Komuro has been postponed in
light of the deadly rains in Kyushu. Heavy rains continue to pelt
the Kyushu island, and so far seven people have died, while
hundreds remain trapped by floodwaters. Kyushu is the
third biggest island of Japan. The couple were to hold an official
press conference this Saturday. They…
Those following Japanese politics would
be familiar with the impending abdication of the current ruling
Emperor, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito. At first only being
suggested through an indirect comment in a TV address earlier last
year, the gears of Japanese…
Japan’s National Diet, the country’s
bicameral legislature, has passed a law to allow 83-year-old
Emperor Akihito to abdicate. Japan’s Cabinet approved the
bill at the end of May. His Imperial Majesty will be the first
monarch in Japan to abdicate for nearly 200…
It has been nearly a year since Emperor
Akihito appeared on Japanese national television — a rare and
auspicious event at the best of times — to announce his wish to
abdicate the throne and leave imperial duties to his younger and
more able-bodied son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Now, the Japanese
National Diet is on the cusp of signing into law the bill that
could make this possible. The…
Last year His Imperial Majesty, the
Emperor Akihito of Japan, discretely indicated in a speech that he
desired to retire from his lofty position in a rare televised
address. Citing his advancing age and declining health, he
expressed his “worries that it may become…
Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, to marry former classmate
16th May 2017
Princess Mako of Akishino, the elder
daughter of Fumihito, Prince Akishino and Kiko, Princess
Akishino, is set to marry Kei Komuro, a former classmate of
hers, public broadcaster NHK reported. They reportedly met at a
restaurant in Tokyo’s Shibuya five years ago at a…
Last year, in a rare public message,
Japan’s Emperor Akihito expressed his desire to abdicate because of
his advanced age. The most recent update stated that Japan’s
government plans to hold the abdication ceremony for Akihito
next year. A survey conducted by Kyodo News on Monday showed that
the majority of the Japanese public support the creation of a
permanent system allowing emperors to…
