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Royal Central
April 15, 2018
Emperor Akihito, who has undergone heart surgery and treatment from prostate cancer, expressed his desire to step down in a video message in 2016 due to concerns about his advanced age and weakening health preventing him from fulfilling his duties. The 84-year-old will be the first emperor toÃâà...
The Japan Times
April 13, 2018
For the previous enthronement ceremony of Emperor Akihito, in November 1990, the throne was airlifted from Kyoto by a Ground-Self Defense Force helicopter in a secret operation following a bomb threat from a radical group. The use of the Takamikura throne stirred religious controversy at that time as itÃâà...
Kyodo News Plus
April 2, 2018
The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a basic plan for how to stage the imperial succession rites next year, including an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22 to mark Crown Prince Naruhito's accession. Emperor Akihito, 84, will step down on April 30 next year, becoming the first JapaneseÃâà...
Royal Central
April 2, 2018
The Emperor and Empress of Japan surprised early morning joggers as they enjoyed a walk along the outer moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The Imperial couple took an announced walk to view the cherry trees at the end of their blooms. The couple walked from the Kitahanebashimon gate at the northÃâà...
Kyodo News Plus
March 29, 2018
The enthronement ceremony for the new emperor, now 58, is planned for Oct. 22, 2019 as a state occasion, after he succeeds to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1 that year, a day after Emperor Akihito steps down, according to a basic government plan on imperial succession rites. Chief CabinetÃâà...
Asahi Shimbun
March 29, 2018
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have returned from their 11th trip to Okinawa Prefecture. With Akihito scheduled to abdicate the throne next spring, it is said that their March 2729 visit to the southernmost prefecture may be their last. The imperial couple have long harbored deep, sympathetic feelingsÃâà...
Asahi Shimbun
March 28, 2018
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Yonagunijima, Japan's westernmost island, for the first time on March 28 after landing on Okinawa's main island the day before. On March 27, the imperial couple visited the national cemetery for citizens and soldiers who died in the Battle of Okinawa in Itoman,Ãâà...
Asahi Shimbun
March 26, 2018
Embarking on a trip they sought to make one last time, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko departed Haneda Airport on the morning of March 27 for their 11th visit to Okinawa Prefecture. It will likely be the imperial couple's final visit to the prefecture before Akihito's scheduled abdication in April 2019.
The Japan Times
March 17, 2018
The government plans not to have female members of the Imperial Family attend Kenji to Shokei no Gi, one of core ceremonies that will be used to mark Crown Prince Naruhito's accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne after Emperor Akihito's abdicates, sources said Saturday. The government will followÃâà...
Asahi Shimbun
December 31, 1999
An illustrated encyclopedia of native fish species of Japan that includes a lengthy entry by Emperor Akihito on his study of goby is the unexpected hit of the season. Priced at 6,900 yen ($64.50), the weighty tome published by Shogakukan Inc. has sold like hotcakes since it was released March 20, and aÃâà...
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