Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, or
Rama X, has approved a new civilian cabinet of Prime Minister
Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Royal Gazette announced in Thailand on
Wednesday. The March election was hotly contested as it was the
first election in the country since the 2014 coup that placed
General Prayuth Chan-ocha as Prime Minister. Chan-ocha was selected
as Prime Minister after the election…
Ahead of the G-20 Summit held in Osaka,
Japan, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte
Macron were received by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the
Imperial Palace on 27 June. This was the first meeting between the
two couples since Emperor Naruhito…
Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess
Kiko of Japan were welcomed by the Polish President Andrzej Duda
and his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda as the royal couple begins a
tour of Poland on Friday. The tour marks the centenary of Japan’s
diplomatic relations with Poland…
Thailand’s Princess Soamsawali, 61, has
been named a UNAids Goodwill Ambassador for HIV Prevention in Asia
and the Pacific. An appointment ceremony was held at Bangkok’s King
Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital on Saturday, 22 June. Shannon
Hader, UNAids Deputy Executive Director of Programme and Assistant
Secretary-General of the United Nations, said, “I would like to
recognise all…
Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan said on
Friday that the Imperial Family is limited in what they can do
because of their ever declining numbers. He added that duties would
have to be scaled down as a result. “Those who are building
international goodwill are decreasing…
The marriage prospects of Japan’s
Princess Mako of Akishino are unknown, her father, Crown Prince
Fumihito revealed to the media on Saturday during a press
conference ahead of his and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko’s
official visit to Finland and Poland this next…
Succession to a dynastic throne has
always been a perplexing and gender-specific affair when it comes
to hereditary monarchies. For centuries dating back to the era of
the ancient world, male-preference primogeniture has always been
the overriding choice for establishing who would succeed a reigning
monarch. This ancient, patriarchal method of passing the throne
through the first-born male line of…
Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan has
undergone cataract surgery on her right eye at the Tokyo Hospital
on Sunday. The operation was a success, and the Empress Emerita
returned home that same day. Another cataract surgery on her left
eye will follow on 23 June. She reportedly…
Japan’s Prince Hisahito of Akishino, 12,
is due to undertake his first overseas trip to Bhutan alongside his
parents, Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, in August.
Embed from Getty Images This will mark the second-in-line to the
Japanese throne’s…
Empress Emerita Michiko told to take it easy after doctors diagnose heart valve abnormalities
11th June 2019
The Imperial Household Agency announced
on Monday that the Empress Emerita Michiko of Japan has been
diagnosed with heart valve abnormalities. She underwent a heart
exam on Saturday after a blood test from earlier this month showed
a higher risk of heart failure. The former Empress, who is
84-years-old, retired from official duties alongside her husband
Emperor Emeritus Akihito at the end of…
