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
Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital after receiving an additional oral treatment for his heart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/18/japan/emperor-emeritus-discharge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperorakihito#imperialfamily #hospitals #health
Emperor Emeritus Akihito was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Monday afternoon to begin taking a new oral treatment for his heart, dosage of which will be decided after he undergoes an electrocardiogram. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/14/japan/society/japan-emperor-emeritus-hospitalized/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #emperorakihito#imperialfamily #health
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
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and his family visited a photo exhibition in Tokyo on the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima 80 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crown-prince-a-bomb-photo-exhibition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#imperialfamily #photography #atomicbombings #hiroshima #wwii
Emperor Naruhito has visited a private school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, that incorporates Japanese-style education, with its school uniforms, school lunches and club activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/emperor-mongolia-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito#imperialfamily #mongolia #ulaanbaatar #education #schools #temples
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
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a speech at a U.N. event on water and disasters, urged people"to take new action" to tackle water-related issues around the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/emperor-speech-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan#emperornaruhito #newyork#imperialfamily #un #water #earthquakes
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