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last updated:
4 December, 2024
Prince Hisahito has long been interested in insects and even co-authored an academic paper on a survey of dragonflies on the grounds of his Akasaka estate in Tokyo. Photo: Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AFP
Japan

Prince Hisahito is Japan’s first male royal to reach adulthood in 4 decades

Emperor Naruhito’s nephew is one of only four men in the imperial family – which poses a problem for a system that does not allow empresses.

Japan

Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine vandalised again with graffiti

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Japan

Online savvy young Japanese feel no affinity for royal family, survey shows

The lack of interest among young Japanese in the country’s royals reflects the dominance of digital media, analysts say.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by other imperial family members, waves to audience members during his birthday celebration at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on February 23. Photo: AP
Japan

King Charles hails ties as Japan royals make UK state visit

A lavish state banquet was thrown at Buckingham Palace to mark the first such trip by Japanese head of state since 1998.

Britain

Princess Anne, sister of King Charles, in hospital after suspected horse incident

Buckingham Palace said on Monday that the 73-year-old, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth, had suffered minor injuries and a concussion.

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Japan

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito arrives in UK for 3-day state visit

Trip highlights will include a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, with a possible appearance by Kate, Princess of Wales.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako walk through a guard of honour after arriving at Stansted Airport on Saturday. Photo: AP,
Japan

Britain laces up for a Japan-style 116km relay race as the emperor visits

The inaugural UK ‘ekiden’ will mark the 100th anniversary of Japan’s storied long-distance relay to coincide with the royal couple’s visit.

King Charles III

King Charles to host Japan’s Emperor Naruhito for UK state visit this month

It will be first state visit hosted by Charles, 75, since he returned to work at the end of April, almost three months after being treated for cancer.

King Charles III

King Charles visits cancer centre on return to public duties after own diagnosis

A smiling and healthy-looking King Charles returned to public duties on Tuesday for the first time since he was diagnosed in February with cancer, paying a visit to a treatment centre for the disease in London.

Britain’s King Charles makes his first official public appearance on Monday since being diagnosed with cancer. Photo: Reuters/Pool
King Charles III

UK’s King Charles to resume public duties after cancer diagnosis

The British monarch, 75, is making good progress after treatment and a period of rest, Buckingham Palace says.

Britain’s King Charles waves as he leaves after attending the Easter Matins Service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Mach. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan royal family follows Dutch counterpart on Instagram

The imperial family’s account has attracted than 855,000 followers since its debut earlier this month.

Japan

Japan’s royals join Instagram – with Kate Middleton’s cancer saga top of mind?

By finally joining social media, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency aims to reach a younger audience and get ahead of bad news before it becomes fodder for the tabloids, observers say.

Japan

Japan’s areas worst-hit by New Year quake resume some public services, schools

Rubbish collectors were out for the first time since the quake in the town of Wajima, a relief for many who worried about deteriorating sanitation.

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Men work at a disaster waste collection site in Nanao, Ishikawa prefecture on January 15. Photo: AFP
Japan

‘Battle against time’ to save survivors after huge Japan quake kills at least 48

The magnitude 7.6 tremor on New Year’s Day destroyed buildings, prompted evacuations and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes.

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Smoke rises on Tuesday morning from the site of a fire that broke out in Wajima, Japan’s Ishikawa prefecture, following the earthquake. Photo: AP
Japan

Japan joins China, US, India as top-tier security, economic partner of Vietnam

On a rare state visit to Tokyo, Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong also agreed to work on defence equipment and technology transfers and start discussing Japanese military aid.

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Japan

Japan, Vietnam mark 50 years of diplomacy with rare royal visit

Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Princess Kiko arrived in Hanoi on Wednesday for a six-day trip, their first official visit since 1999.

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Japan

Letters | A harmonious way out of Japan’s Fukushima water plan

Readers write in about the best course of action in nuclear waste disposal for Tokyo, a global stance on the matter, and the slippery slope of ‘trans’ beliefs.

A woman waves a Japanese flag and a paper fan bearing the name of the new imperial era, “Reiwa”, before the first public appearance of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 2019. The characters for “Reiwa” are translated as “beautiful harmony”. Photo: Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meet the Asian royals who dazzled at King Charles’ coronation

King Charles’ coronation saw many Asian royals dazzling in uniforms, traditional dresses and suits … from Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino to Thailand’s Queen Suthida

King Charles III

Who’s going to King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla’s coronation?

After Queen Elizabeth’s coronation nearly 70 years ago comes Charles and Camilla’s big day on May 6 at Westminster Abbey, London – so who will attend the most significant royal event of the century?

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Meet Han Zheng, the man just appointed China’s new vice-president

Han Zheng’s appointment as vice-president gives the 68-year-old a role on the political stage following his retirement from the Politburo Standing Committee in October.

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Han Zheng has been appointed China’s vice-president. Photo: AFP
Japan

Husband of Japan’s ex-princess Mako registered as lawyer in New York

Komuro’s registration came after he passed New York state’s bar examination on his third attempt last July.

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Kei Komuro, the husband of Japanese former princess Mako Komuro, has been registered as a lawyer in the U.S. state of New York. Photo: AP/File
The Philippines

Philippines’ Marcos Jnr to meet Japan’s Kishida in 5-day Tokyo trip

Two nations keen to work together but analysts say they may have slightly different priorities, with Manila keener on aid and economic assistance. Both want to counter China’s expansionist policies in South China Sea.

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Japan

Japan’s royal family eyeing social media to stay relevant, bond with people

Imperial Household Agency to set up public relations office in April to improve communication style, increase exposure of Japan’s royals.

Taiwan

China urges Japan to shun provocations over history or Taiwan

Ties have been tested in recent years over Tokyo’s tilt to key ally the United States, and a tendency to side with Taiwan on cross-strait issues.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for “more new consensus” to be constantly sought between China and Japan. Photo: AFP
Japan

Xi’s visit to Japan ‘invaluable strategic driving force’ for ties: envoy

Kong Xuanyou, China’s ambassador to Japan, said that people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are likely to ‘recover at a full scale in the near future’.

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Apec summit in Bangkok. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters
Japan

Japanese ex-princess Mako’s husband clears New York bar exam on third try

Kei Komuro, who works at a New York law firm, passed the state bar exam in July.

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Queen Elizabeth II

Stellar cast meet for Queen’s funeral, but the uninvited catch the eye

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US-China tensions and the tailend of a pandemic backlit the funeral, with the list of absentees revealing deep divisions in global politics.

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