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Nobuko is not well that she seems to be in & out of hospital herself but there was also a rumour that Tomohito and Nobuko were not getting on well. As you point out, there are not that many people around to carry out royal duties among the clan that it is advisable, as you say, to create josei...

I think that it was because the princess has been unwell for such a long time that their daughter did the moshu or chief mouner. Some time ago, Prince Akishino visited the Sennyuji but as you say Imperial family's religious practice is separated from their official duties that it is very...

Princess has been suffering from broncial asthma since 2008 that she has been in and out of hospital. Shintoism is not a religion in a strict sense but is more like a nature and ancestror worship very similar to the Greek and Roman mythologies that there is no code or doctrine to follow. So...

Princess's people are Catholic but she may have had to renounce her faith before/upon her marriage. It is not known that she goes to mass but her brother is a regular worshipper. Having said that, the Roman Catholic Church allows the Japanese Catholics to visit the Shinto shrines because they...

The members of the imperial family are going to mourn for 5 - 90days.

Nobuko, the Princess Tomohito came from a Catholic family.

14th is the funeral date.

Yes, it is the standard in general.

Prince Tomohito (Prince Mikasa's eldest son) is admitted to hospital.

The Duchess of Cambridge looked stunning in her red outfit yesterday ! Even her umbrella matched her outfit !

Noriyuki Kazaoka was appointed as the Grand Steward of Japan on 1 June 2012.

Akihito & Michiko http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_etx1VcydQ&feature=related Akihito & Michiko in Hawaii http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeRK6nb5-NY&feature=related Akihito & Michiko visting the Tsunami victims The Japanese imperial couple meets victims... - no comment - YouTube

According to Asahi Shinbun (1 June 2012), Mako is going to study at the Edinburgh University from September this year until May next year. The news paper says that she is going to take up the arts related subject. She is curruntly a student at the Interbnationa Christian University (ICU). She is...

That will be lovely if William & Catherine are going to have a baby soon.

Lovely photos of Diana and Kate. Thank you.