Special Reports
Princess Mako Postpones Wedding, Citing ‘Our Immaturity’
On February 9th, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency announced that the wedding of Princess Mako of Akishino, to her classmate […]
Culture & Society
Q&A with Princess Mako and Kei Komuro: A Life and A Future Together
(Last of 2 Parts) On September 3, Princess Mako, eldest daughter of Prince Akishino, gave a press conference […]
Culture & Society
Q&A with Princess Mako and Kei Komuro: Dating, Proposal, Emperor’s Blessing
(First of 2 parts) On September 3, Princess Mako, eldest daughter of Prince Akishino, gave a press conference […]
Culture & Society
Kei Komuro on Princess Mako: ‘She watches over me as quietly as the moon’
On September 3, Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino-no-miya and Princess Kiko, and Kei Komuro, 25, announced […]
Culture & Society
Courtship of Princess Mako and Kei Komuro Follows A Royal Pattern
Princess Mako on the right with her parents Prince and Princess Akishino at an exhibition of London’s Natural History Museum […]
Culture & Society
Joy at Princess Mako’s Engagement Eclipsed By Debates on Future of Imperial Line
Princess Mako on the left with her mother, Princess Kiko Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Prince Fumihito (Akishinonomiya) […]
Culture & Society
Princess Kako Follows Family “Tradition,” to Study in UK
The Imperial Household Agency has announced that starting September, Princess Kako, daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will take […]
Special Reports
Emperor’s New Year Greeting Attracts Biggest Crowd of Well-Wishers
According to the Imperial Household Ministry, the New Year’s greeting held at the Imperial Palace on January 2nd attracted […]
Culture & Society
Japan’s Imperial Family and Britain’s Royals: A Tradition of Friendship and Understanding
Princess Kako began her studies at Leeds University in September Ever since the Meiji restoration in 1868, the Japanese and […]
Politics
After Abdication, Will Emperor Akihito Overshadow Crown Prince? ‘Impossible,” Says Prince Akishino
Prince Akishino turned 52 on the 30th of November. At a press conference with Princess Kiko at the royal […]
Special Reports
Deadly Flooding Delays Announcement of Royal Engagement
As record rains in northern Kyushu lead to widespread damage, the Imperial Household Ministry has decided to postpone the […]
Politics
With First Abdication in 200 years, Government should Tackle Male-only Succession Head-on
On Friday, June 16, the special, one-time law that allows the emperor’s abdication will be promulgated. Except for […]