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Japan's Prince Akishino publicly addresses Emperor's abdication and future of Imperial Family

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30th November 2016
Japan’s Prince Akishino stepped out and chatted with the media on Wednesday on the occasion of his 51st birthday. Prince Akishino is the younger son of the current Emperor Akihito. The Prince said it was good that his father expressed wishes to abdicate back in August. His health isn’t as good as it could be. He said, “It was good that [the Emperor] was able to express in an…
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Preparations underway for Imperial funeral

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4th November 2016
Preparations are underway for the funeral for His Imperial Highness Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan. The 100-year-old Prince died on 27 October of cardiac arrest after initially being hospitalised for pneumonia. Royal Central‘s Assistant Editor, Moniek, broke the news…