Aiko, Princess Toshi is the daughter and
only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. She was
born on 1 December 2001 at the Imperial Household Agency
Hospital in the Tokyo Imperial Palace. The Princess has two names,
a personal one Aiko, and an official name, Toshi, and in a breach
with tradition, these names were chosen by her parents and not the
Emperor. The names are similar…
Japan's Imperial couple return to Tokyo after last trip outside capital before Emperor's abdication
20th April 2019
Emperor Akihito of Japan and his wife,
Empress Michiko returned to Tokyo on Friday after a three-day trip
to the Mie Prefecture. There were several ceremonies at the Grand
Shrines of Ise where the Emperor reported his upcoming abdication.
They arrived on Wednesday at the…
The Japanese Monarchy is the oldest
monarchy in the world, and that becomes very clear from the moment
you come across the succession law that governs it. We are now in
2019, and women are still not allowed to succeed to the
Chrysanthemum Throne which is unacceptable in the…
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 press conference. He explained that Reiwa
came from the 18th-century collection of poetry, Japanese classic
Manyoshu. [getty…
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…
The Imperial Household Agency of Japan
announced Monday that the public would be able to meet their new
emperor on 4 May. The new Emperor and Empress will greet the public
on the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 4 May, three days
after taking the throne. They will…
First state guest for new Emperor of Japan could be President Trump
19th February 2019
Announcements coming from the Japanese
Government have indicated that the first foreign leader to be
hosted by Crown Prince Naruhito on a State Visit following his
accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne will be US President, Donald
Trump. This will not be the first visit of Mr Trump during his
presidency. He also came to Japan in November 2017. However, on
this occasion he would be given the…
The committee within the Japanese
government responsible for arranging the transfer of the
Chrysanthemum Throne from Emperor Akihito to Crown Prince Naruhito.
There will be three elements to the process, with the Emperor
stepping down on the 30th April, handing over sacred…
Record number of people turn out to hear Emperor of Japan’s last New Year message before abdicating
5th January 2019
Continuing the tradition which began on 1
January 1948, Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress opened the
gates of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo this week to receive New Year
greetings from the people of Japan. This year’s crowd was
record-breaking with 154,800 citizens…
Japanese government plans to announce name of new era ahead of Crown Prince's ascension
16th December 2018
The Japanese government is keeping with
their plans to announce the name of the new era before Crown Prince
Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019. This
is despite the politicians on the right who want to wait to make
the announcement until after Emperor Akihito’s abdication as they
believe announcing it sooner would be disrespectful. According to
the Japan Times, the…
