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#102
06-06-2006, 07:24 AM
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#103
06-12-2006, 06:59 PM
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The newest issue of the "Our Imperial Family" features Princess Kiko's pregnancy and the Emperor and Empress' visit to Miyake island
images from fusosha #1: the cover #2: the table of contents of the Magazine   |
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#104
06-28-2006, 04:46 PM
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Photos from May 25, 2006 from Yomiuri news.
    Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk with winners of Japan Art Academy awards at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 26. Prince Naruhito also attended the event. From Kyodo via Newscom  Last edited by Elspeth; 07-01-2006 at 07:54 PM. Reason: Photo deleted as requested by mandyy |
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#105
06-30-2006, 04:47 PM
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Princess Hanako of Hitachi hosted a gathering for female Imperial Family members at her residence. Princess Masako, Kiko and also Sayako Kuroda attended the event on June 30, 2006.
Image from TBS news  Last edited by mandyy; 07-01-2006 at 02:21 PM. |
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#106
07-01-2006, 06:16 AM
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Its very nice for Sayako Kuroda that she attended hosted gathering with the Imperial Family at the residence of Princes Hanako of Hitachi.
I am happy for her and the Imperial Family,that Sayako still member of them.:) Ropura.  Last edited by ropura; 07-01-2006 at 06:19 AM. |
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#109
08-11-2006, 05:56 AM
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4,600 dignitaries attend ex-premier Hashimoto's funeral
About 4,600 local and foreign dignitaries, including South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon and Palau President Tommy Remengesau, attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Tuesday. The attendees also included members of the Japanese imperial family including Crown Prince Naruhito and prominent business and political leaders................ http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060808/kyodo/d8jc6cc01.html from the Kunaicho website it stated that Prince Akishino also attended the funeral |
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#110
09-04-2006, 06:14 AM
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Japan's princesses find different fates
Tokyo - Both are commoners who married into the world's oldest monarchy. But while former career woman Crown Princess Masako struggles to cope, housewife Kiko seems to relish the chance to be an emperor's mother. Gossip media have intensely compared the two princesses and their husbands as 39-year-old Kiko prepares Wednesday to have her third child, which could give Japan its first male heir in four decades. Masako, a US-educated former diplomat, withdrew from the public spotlight in late 2003, a decade after marrying Crown Prince Naruhito at age 29. She is under intense pressure to bear a boy as the couple's only child is a girl. However, Kiko, who married Naruhito's younger brother Akishino when she was 23, is reputed to have adjusted well with help from Empress Michiko, herself the first commoner to marry into the household. Speculation of sibling rivalry emerged in 2004 when Naruhito accused royal minders of stifling Masako's personality and his younger brother rebuked him for his unprecedented public criticism. Hideo Shinozawa, professor emeritus of Gakushuin University, a private college that educates young royals, said he could see the brothers' differences emerge from how they were raised............... http://www.nationmultimedia.com/worl...ewsid=30012735 |
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#111
09-08-2006, 12:46 AM
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the Japanese monarchy is on the cover of this week's Time Asia:
http://www.time.com/time/asia/covers/501060904/ The Future of Japan's Monarchy Will a baby end Japan's royal succession crisis, or put new strains on the monarchy?
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#113
09-11-2006, 08:13 PM
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The prince of conmen who lost his crown
THE wedding reception of Prince Satohito Arisugawa, kinsman of the Japanese Emperor and scion of an ancient aristocratic house, was everything an imperial marriage ought to be. The venue was an exclusive Tokyo club known as a haunt of royalty. Prince Arisugawa was splendid in his black military uniform and glittering medals. About 350 guests, including actors, politicians and TV celebrities, presented the traditional Japanese wedding gift — envelopes of banknotes. True, most of the assembled guests did not know the couple, there were no other members of the Imperial Family there, and in her junihitoe, a twelve-layered kimono worn by court ladies in the 10th century, the bride was perhaps a little overdressed — even for a princess. NI_MPU('middle'); But it was only when journalists got hold of the story a few weeks later that the guests realised the truth: Prince Arisugawa, the man to whom they had collectively given 13 million yen (£60,000), was actually Yasuyuki Kitano, the son of a greengrocer who formerly worked as a security guard and caretaker.... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...353026,00.html |
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#114
10-04-2006, 06:19 AM
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Imperial household M.D. to head Science Council
Ichiro Kanazawa was elected new chairman of the Science Council of Japan at the council's general assembly Monday....He has been the medical supervisor to the Imperial household since 2002.... http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national...03TDY02005.htm |
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#115
10-08-2006, 08:43 AM
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Teenage trooper's suicide reveals the darker side of the Imperial Guard
October 6, 2006 below are some quotes taken from the article: ...Tragedy struck Akasaka Palace, the home of Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Akishino and their families, when a 19-year-old Imperial Guard member was found in a toilet with a fatal gunshot wound, according to Shukan Bunshun (10/12). ...The young guard was on duty from 8:30 until the following morning. He was on guard at the main gate of the Togo Palace from 9 a.m., watching over as Crown Prince Naruhito left to take Princess Aiko to kindergarten," an Imperial Police insider tells Shukan Bunshun. ...When the guard was found, Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako were inside Togo Palace just 70 meters away, and Princess Aiko was eating her lunch at Gakushuin Kindergarten. The guard was rushed to a hospital for treatment at nearby Keio Hospital, but confirmed dead shortly after arrival.... |
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#116
10-20-2006, 07:03 AM
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Photo of Masako and Kiko together at the sports meet in Gakushuin Primary School on Oct. 14th, 2006. Kiko and her husband Prince Akishino were there to support their younger daughter Kako who participated at the sports meet. Masako and Aiko were also supporters.
 from www.yuko2ch.net |
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#117
10-20-2006, 07:48 AM
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#118
10-20-2006, 11:37 AM
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Kiko, understandably, looks exhausted. I have never seen her so disheveled looking. Not blaming in the least -- these are just interesting pictures for their 'sports mom watching event' quality. I find them refreshing. Very nice to see the two sisters-in-law together.
The other thing I find interesting is that I have always thought Masako to be so much bigger than Kiko and yet they are the same size. I always thought Kiko was really tiny - they both are! Last edited by Emily; 10-20-2006 at 11:42 AM. |
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#119
11-06-2006, 06:32 AM
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The Emperor and Empress hosted a tea party today on Nov. 6th, 2006 for recent recipients of this year's semiannual award ceremony. Prince Naruhito and Princess Yohko of Mikasa also attended the tea party held at the Imperial Palace.
Video from TBS news & ANN news (will expire soon) Photo from JIJI press and Asahi news Last edited by mandyy; 11-06-2006 at 06:45 AM. |
