Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures next year, 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/imperial-couple-northeast-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #iwate #miyagi #fukushima #earthquakes #kumamoto
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted 1,500 guests at the yearly autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/imperial-couple-garden-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/emperor-tokyo-air-raid-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #princessaiko #wardead
Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and mother of Emperor Naruhito, marked her 91st birthday on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/20/japan/japan-empress-emerita-turns-91/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #empressemeritamichiko #emperoremeritusakihito #imperialfamily
Princess Aiko is scheduled to make an official six-day visit to Laos starting on Nov. 17, according to a plan approved by the government at a Cabinet meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/princess-aiko-laos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #laos #princessaiko
The Imperial Household Agency has released a list of 1,777 invitees for a garden party to be hosted by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Oct. 28. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/autumn-imperial-party-invitation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako
The late Empress Kojun received lectures from academics and other experts that ranged from women's roles to World War II, according to official records of her life recently released. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/history/japan-empress-kojun-historical-records-lectures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #empresskojun #emperorshowa #wwii #shigetohozumi #imperialhouseholdagency #imperialfamily
The full text of official records the Imperial Household Agency released regarding the 97-year life of the late Empress Kojun, Emperor Showa's wife, includes details of her experiences during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/japan/history/japan-late-empress-kojun-life-published/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #empresskojun #emperorshowa #wwii #imperialhouseholdagency #imperialfamily
Parliamentary debate on securing stable imperial succession has stalled, because informal talks between the Liberal Democratic Party and the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan broke down. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/06/japan/imperial-succession-parliament-talks-deadlocked/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #diet #ldp #cdp
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has tested positive for COVID-19, the Imperial Household Agency says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/princess-aiko-covid-positive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #covid19 #health #princessaiko #imperialfamily
The Imperial House Economy Council on Tuesday decided that Princess Akiko, 43, will become head of the Mikasa family, a position that had been held by her late grandmother Princess Yuriko. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/30/japan/princess-akiko-mikasa-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #princessakiko
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
As Crown Princess Kiko turns 59 on Thursday, she is relieved that her son, Prince Hisahito, has completed his coming-of-age ceremony, and expressed a desire for him to embrace his responsibilities and walk his own way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crown-princess-kiko-turns-59/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crownprincesskiko #princehisahito#imperialfamily
A luncheon was held in Tokyo to celebrate the coming of age of Prince Hisahito, second in line to the throne, after his father, Crown Prince Akishino. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/prince-hisahito-luncheon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #princehisahito
Prince Hisahito has visited Ise Shrine, a shinto shrine complex in the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture, to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/prince-hisahito-ise-shrine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princehisahito#imperialfamily#iseshrine #shrines #shinto
Princess Aiko attended the 10th national conference on disaster management, becoming the first imperial family member to take part in the annual event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/princess-aiko-attends-disaster-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko#imperialfamily #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #niigata #earthquakes
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
In September 2000, Prime Minister Yoshio Mori declared that Japan should set its sights on becoming “the world’s most advanced IT power.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/history/imperial-diet-fire-baseball-emperor-tech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #diet#upperhouse#lowerhouse #baseball #ginza #sports #showa #emperorhirohito#imperialfamily #computers #technology #internet
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited the Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, during their summer break in the resort town. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/japan/emperor-emeritus-postwar-settlement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperorakihito #empressmichiko#imperialfamily #karuizawa #nagano #wwii
The Imperial Household Agency on Tuesday announced the details of the coming-of-age ceremony for Prince Hisahito, son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, on Sept. 6, his 19th birthday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/prince-hisahito-ceremony-details/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princehisahito#imperialfamily