Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, have begun a trip to Nagasaki Prefecture, mainly to mourn victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Nagasaki in World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/12/japan/imperial-family-nagasaki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito #empressmasako#imperialfamily #nagasaki #wwii #atomicbombings #us
Japan on Saturday heralded the coming-of-age of Prince Hisahito with an elaborate ceremony at the Imperial Palace, where a succession crisis is brewing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/japan-prince-comes-of-age-succession/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #empressmasako#emperornaruhito #princehisahito
As Japan marked 80 years since its surrender in World War II, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed remorse at a memorial service in a notable break from his recent predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/15/japan/politics/end-of-ww2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #wwii #shigeruishiba#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shinzoabe #yoshihidesuga#fumiokishida #yoshihikonoda
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako deepened their bonds with Mongolia during an eight-day state visit to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/politics/emperor-empress-ties-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics#emperornaruhito #empressmasako#imperialfamily #mongolia #mongoliajapanrelations
Emperor Naruhito on Wednesday visited the Mongol Kosen College of Technology, an educational institution modeled after Japanese technical colleges known as "kōsen." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/japan/japan-emperor-mongolia-school-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #mongoliajapanrelations
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday laid flowers at a cenotaph in Ulaanbaatar for Japanese nationals who died in detention in Mongolia in the aftermath of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/imperial-couple-mourn-japanese-in-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #mongoliajapanrelations #mongolia #wwii#emperornaruhito #empressmasako
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday attended a welcome ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, part of a weeklong visit to the country that comes on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/imperial-family-mongolia-welcome/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mongolia #ulaanbaatar#imperialfamily#emperornaruhito #empressmasako
Even after 80 years, 107-year-old Shuzo Yamada can recall his internment experience in Mongolia after World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/06/japan/history/memory-detention-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #mongolia#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #shuzoyamada #china #russia
Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday he will mourn Japanese people who were detained by the former Soviet Union after World War II and died in Mongolia during his upcoming visit to the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/japan/japan-emperor-to-mourn-wwii-dead-in-mongolia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito #empressmasako #mongoliajapanrelations #wwii