It has been confirmed that His Imperial
Highness, Prince Akishino of Japan and his wife Princess Kiko will
be attending the funerary ceremonies of the late King of Thailand,
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, due to be held from the 26 October.
There they will represent Japan as Thailand and the extended global
community pay their last respects to Thailand’s longest reigning
monarch, and the…
Princess Kako of Akishino arrives in UK to study at Leeds University
13th September 2017
Her Imperial Highness Princess Kako of
Akishino has arrived in the United Kingdom to study for a year at
Leeds University. The 22-year-old granddaughter of Emperor Akihito
and Empress Michiko will be studying performing arts and
psychology which will go toward her degree…
Princess Mako's engagement officially announced by Imperial Household
4th September 2017
Her Imperial HighnessPrincess Mako of
Akishino’s engagement toKei Komuro has been officially announced by
the Imperial Household of Japan. As a result of her marriage, the
Princess will lose her royal status and since Kei is a commoner.
The pair appeared…
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 entail. With no abdication of a Japanese
Emperor since Emperor Kokaku in 1817, and no provisions laid out in
the 1947 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…
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…
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…
Japan is now poised to create a one-time
law to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate the throne in favour
of his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito, and so the official
debate is turning to the finer details. In particular need of
clarity is the appropriate title for a former…
Japan's Emperor Akihito should be allowed to retire, says expert panel
19th December 2016
Emperor Akihito of Japan should be
allowed to abdicate, according to a government panel. The panel of
six experts was set up after Emperor Akihito made a rare televised
speech in which he alluded to a desire to abdicate. “I am concerned
it may become difficult for me to…
Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of
Japan is ill. This was announced in an official statement from the
Imperial Household Agency yesterday, on Monday, 12 December.
Empress Michiko, age 82, was diagnosed with acute bronchitis last
Friday after suffering a slight fever and cough. The Empress has
cancelled a planned appearance at a karate event. On Sunday
according to the official statement, she…
