Prince Hisahito of Akishino has begun his
junior high education. The 12-year-old Prince attended the entrance
ceremony on Monday alongside his parents, Fumihito, Prince Akishino
and Princess Kiko. The only grandson of Emperor Akihito and Empress
Michiko is attending a junior high school affiliated with
Ochanomizu University in Tokyo. Embed from Getty Images During the
ceremony, His Imperial…
Sacred rituals for the coronation of the
King of Thailand began on Saturday with senior officials collecting
water in different ceremonies from 100 various water sources across
the country’s 76 provinces. The collection was televised on all
Thai channels. The water…
Japan has revealed the name of the era
for Crown Prince Naruhito’s reign which begins on 1 May. Reiwa will
be the name of the new Japanese era, the government announced on
Monday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced on behalf
of the government in a…
Crown Prince Naruhito’s memoir of time at Oxford reissued in English ahead of 1 May accession
31st March 2019
As Crown Prince Naruhito prepares to
ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1st, his first
autobiographical book has been republished in English. The book,
“The Thames and I” covers the time the then Prince was studying at
Merton College, Oxford; his studies were on the historical use of
the River Thames for transport. The Crown Prince was the first
member of the Japanese Imperial Family to…
Emperor of Japan continues with ceremonial rites ahead of abdication with visit to tomb of first emperor
27th March 2019
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and his wife,
Empress Michiko have paid a visit to the tomb of Japan’s supposed
first emperor, Jimmu. This visit is part of 11 ceremonies and rites
that take place ahead of the 85-year-old Emperor’s abdication at
the end of next…
Japan’s Princess Kako graduates from university and expresses wish that her sister be happy
24th March 2019
Princess Kako graduated from the
International Christian University, her elder sister’s alma mater,
in Tokyo on Friday and used written answers to press questions to
indicate not only what she looked forward to, but some would say a
very modern approach to marriage for…
People from 195 different countries will
be invited to Japan for the enthronement ceremonies taking place in
the autumn. The Japanese government revealed their plans on
Tuesday, 19 May saying that the autumn enthronement ceremonies,
including banquets, for Crown Prince Naruhito as Emperor of Japan
will feature citizens from up to 195 nations. A senior government
representative remarked, “The…
The 12-year-old only grandson of Emperor
Akihito of Japan, Prince Hisahito, has graduated from elementary
school. Prince Hisahito graduated from Tokyo’s Ochanomizu
University affiliated elementary school, Ochanomizu University
Elementary School, on Friday, 15…
Emperor Akihito of Japan, 85, has begun a
series of rituals leading up to his abdication at the end of next
month. The first of these ceremonies took place on Tuesday, 12
March at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo at the three imperial
sanctuaries. The retiring Emperor wore an…
King Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan
has received the Special Award of Recognition from the United
Nations Development Programme. The King, 39, was presented the
award on Wednesday, 13 March by Mr Achim Steiner, the Administrator
of UNDP and United Nations Under-Secretary-General. His Majesty was
presented with this special award due to “his leadership in
advancing human development and…
