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Imperial Family Gather For New Year’s Greetings at Palace
Adult members of the Japanese Imperial Family gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday, January 1, for the annual New Year’s greetings delivered to Emperor Akihito. The Emperor and Empress led the festivities, where they received greetings for 2018 from the Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe; the heads of the National Diet chambers (the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors); lawmakers and foreign ambassadors listed to Japan. This … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan, Crown Princess Masako of Japan, Emperor Akihito of Japan, Empress Michiko of Japan, New Year, Prince Akishino of Japan, Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Princess Aiko of Japan, Princess Akiko of Mikasa, Princess Ayako of Takamado, Princess Kiko of Japan, Princess Mako of Akishino, Princess Takamado of Japan, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa, Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Princess Yōko of Mikasa | 1 CommentPrince Hisahito Turns Ten
Japan’s Prince Hisahito today celebrates his tenth birthday. He is the third in line to the throne, as the only grandson of Emperor Akihito. To mark the occasion, a video of the Prince with his two elder sisters, Princesses Mako and Kako, has been released showing the siblings tending to the rice paddy and gardens on their residence in Tokyo. Born in 2006, Hisahito was the first male to be … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Birthday, Prince Hisahito of Akishino | 2 CommentsPrince Hisahito Joins Parents On Visit To Niigata Prefecture
Japan’s 9-year-old Prince Hisahito has joined his parents, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, on a three-day visit to the Niigata Prefecture in the centre of the country. They paid a visit to the Niigata Prefectural Museum, where they were shown exhibitions focusing on the snowy life and culture of the prefecture, and got to inspect Jōmon period (12,000 BC-300BC) artefacts. The museum’s purpose is to teach visitors about the prefecture’s “anthropology, archaeology, folklore and history.” … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Museum, Prince Akishino of Japan, Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Princess Kiko of Japan | 3 CommentsPrince Akishino Turns 46, Calls for Emperor ‘Retirement Age’
HIH Prince Akishino of Japan, the second son of HIM Emperor Akihito, celebrated his forty-sixth birthday on November 30th, with a press conference at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace. When discussing the events of 2011, including the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster, the Prince spoke of his father’s many official duties. “When you pass a certain age, it gradually becomes difficult for people to do various things,” he said, after asking … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Birthday, Emperor Akihito of Japan, Health, Imperial Household Agency, Portraits, Press Conference, Prince Akishino of Japan, Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Princess Kako of Akishino, Princess Kiko of Japan, Princess Mako of Akishino, Succession | 6 CommentsEmperor Akihito takes his grandson for a little sea excursion
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko invited Princess Kiko and little Prince Hisahito to join them for a little sea excursion near the Imperial Villa in the town of Hayama, south of Tokyo. The Imperial Family took a small boat they rowed themselves for the excursion; the boat had been used by Emperor Showa for his research of sea creatures. After they returned, the family proudly watched as 3-years-old Prince Hisahito … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Emperor Akihito of Japan, Empress Michiko of Japan, President Lee of South Korea, Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Princess Kiko of Japan, South Korea | Leave a commentPrince Hisahito celebrates his 3rd birthday
Prince Hisahito, the third child and only son of Prince and Princess Akishino, turned three on September 6th. Hisahito is the first male child born to the Imperial Family in 41 years and currently holds third place in line to the Japanese Throne, after his uncle and father. Prince Hisahito has 2 older sisters, 17 years old Princess Mako and 14 years old Princess Kako. Pictures released on occasion of … Continue reading
Posted in Japan | Tagged Birthday, Portraits, Prince Hisahito of Akishino, Succession | 2 CommentsPrince and Princess Akishino to Visit Austria and Bulgaria
On May 10, Prince and Princess Akishino are expected in Austria for a four-day visit. They are scheduled to visit there Klosterneuburg diocese, Vienna’s Schönbrunn Castle, the Neusiedler Lake National Park in the province of Burgenland as well as the Japanese school of Vienna and the capital’s Museum for Natural History. Princess Akishino’s stay in the European country will probably remind the Japanese princess of happy times, as the former … Continue reading
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