Japanese Monarchy: Articles from 2013

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cinrit

December 27, 2012, 01:06:46 PM
Quote"I have no worries, I feel rather reassured, because the crown prince and Prince Akishino will assume my duties when I become ill," the Emperor said at the press conference before his 79th birthday.

His clear refusal to reduce his official duties shows the deep trust he places in Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince Akishino.

Though a lack of communication with the crown prince was once a concern, the distance between the Emperor and his oldest son is said to have shrunk recently.

At a press conference before his overseas visit in 2004, the crown prince said of his wife, Crown Princess Masako, "There were developments that were regarded as denying her career and going against her personality."

Japan's emperor engaging in close monthly meetings with sons 

Cindy
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cinrit

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January 02, 2013, 12:01:39 PM
QuoteView the videos of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and Their Family on the occasion of New Year. (01:29)

Recent Portraits of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress and Their Family on the occasion of New Year (2013) (video) - The Imperial Household 

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#2
January 03, 2013, 06:51:24 PM
I would look at his refusal to reduce his official duties as mistrust in the crown prince, not deep trust. Anyone else thinking along the same lines?
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cinrit

#3
January 04, 2013, 12:23:45 PM
QuoteWith Japanese Emperor Akihito set to turn 80 in 2013, concern has grown over his demanding workload and health condition, leading his aides and government officials to explore ways to reduce his burden.

As the fourth-oldest emperor since the 6th-7th centuries, when reliable records on Japanese emperors begin, Emperor Akihito confessed to the public in 2010 that he is experiencing problems with his hearing.

Despite his age, the emperor's schedule was extremely tight in 2012. As well as attending various public events in many parts of Japan and signing more than 700 official documents, he traveled to London to attend Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee and visited northwestern Japan cities hard hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Concern grows over ways to reduce duties of aging Emperor | The Japan Times Online 

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Windsor

#4
January 04, 2013, 04:15:26 PM
His health hasn't been the best in recent times, so perhaps taking easier would be better. I can't think why this would be a problem for the Agency... Surely, a replacement in the form of the Crown Prince could be found for most of the lest important duties.

cinrit

#5
January 05, 2013, 03:42:52 PM
QuoteThe queen's grandson Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is second in line to the throne after his father Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. His wife, Katherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant. Under the present rules, if her first child were to be a daughter and they subsequently had a boy, the boy would automatically become the next in the line of succession.

The British government has decided that the present succession rule is out of date and does not conform to the principle of gender equality. This view is shared by all Commonwealth countries, which have retained the queen as their head of state. Legislation will accordingly be brought forward to change the rule before the Duchess's baby is born.

So if she has a daughter, the daughter will be in line to succeed as monarch in the course of time. This change in the law is likely to be passed without dissent. Gender equality is now almost universally accepted. The established Church of England recently rejected the appointment of women bishops but this decision was due to opposition by a minority and is likely to be reversed.

In Japan a similar change in the succession law was suggested some years ago before Prince Akishino's son was born, but it was strongly opposed by conservative diehards for whom male primogeniture seems to be regarded as sacrosanct. In the view of some observers these diehards (including some officials in the Imperial Household) have hardly yet come into the 20th century let alone the 21st century.

Gender equality key to Japan's future prosperity | The Japan Times Online 

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cinrit

#6
January 05, 2013, 03:44:24 PM
QuoteAs the world ushered in a new year, Emperor Akihito urged the people of Japan not to forget the victims of the country's 2011 tsunami.

The Emperor took the opportunity to thank the people of his country for helping those affected by the event at his customary New Year address which took place today (January 2nd).

Speaking in front of 78,000 people at the imperial palace, Tokyo, Emporer Akihito said: "I was encouraged to see many people visit the affected areas and provide support in the wake of the East Japan Great Earthquake."

Emperor Akihito urges country to keep helping tsunami victims - News Network - Inside Japan 

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#7
January 08, 2013, 10:17:45 AM
It will be two years since that tsunami on March 11. No matter how long it was ago, we still have to help as there will be long-term effects.

Windsor

#9
February 13, 2013, 10:22:30 AM
The Imperial Household Agency could do with updating their website.  :nod:

Jenee

#11
February 18, 2013, 12:01:09 PM
Still not as bad as the Spanish Royal website :lol:
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Jenee

#12
February 18, 2013, 12:05:03 PM
Portrait Photograph Albums: By the Imperial Order of the Meiji Emperor, 1879 - Portraits of Over 4,500 His Subjects"

The 61th Exhibits, The Museum of the Imperial Collections,Sannomaru Shozokan ?Portrait Photograph Albums: By the Imperial Order of the Meiji Emperor,

QuoteFollowing the initial introduction of photographic technology to Japan around the middle of the 19th century, photography proceeded to spread rapidly in a short span of about twenty years. During that span, photographers sprung up across the nation. With the advent of the era known as the Meiji period, due to the value placed on their ability to record scenes in history, photographs came to be used in public activities such as keeping visual records of Imperial tours by the Meiji Emperor and of antiques from around Japan. Amid such circumstances, a photography studio was established at the Printing Bureau under the Ministry of the Treasury in 1878, which marked the commencement of photographic activities by a public institution.
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cinrit

#14
February 25, 2013, 01:09:48 PM
QuoteCrown Prince Naruhito Celebrates Birthday, Expresses Gratitude to Wife

HIH Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan celebrated his 53rd birthday today, sitting for an interview to mark the occasion. The Japan Times reports that the Crown Prince is meeting regularly with the Emperor, along with his brother HIH Prince Akishino, to understand his experiences and learn from him. The Emperor is 79 years old and has scaled back his duties in recent years. These visits fly in the face of rumors that communication between the two has been strained.

The Crown Prince also commented on his upcoming 20 year anniversary with wife HIH Crown Princess Masako:

http://www.examiner.com/article/crown-prince-naruhito-celebrates-birthday-expresses-gratitude-to-wife 

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#15
February 27, 2013, 09:53:11 PM
QuotePhotos taken on February 17, 2013 photo and released on February 22 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan shows Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito at his residence, Togu Palace, in Tokyo. Naruhito, the heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, marked his 53rd birthday on February 23, 2013.

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cinrit

#16
March 12, 2013, 12:28:36 PM
Quote......Keynote Address at The United Nations Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters by His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince of Japan

Your Royal Highness, The Prince of Orange, Chair of the UNSGAB,
Your Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations,
Your Excellency Mr. Vuk Jeremic, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations,
Your Excellency Dr. Han Seung-soo, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, and Founding Chair of the HLEP,
Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to give a key-note speech here at the United Nations in New York, the crossroad of diverse cultures and societies. This Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters, organized by Mr. Ban Ki-moon, is an epoch-making event as it is the first occasion in the UN history to have a dedicated discussion on the subject. It is to be expected that the outcome of this Session will draw attention throughout the world.

http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-okotoba/02/address/koen-h25az-kokuren.html 

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cinrit

#17
March 15, 2013, 11:46:53 AM
QuoteDressed smartly in a shirt, tie and navy blue blazer Prince Hisahito of Japan, 6, attended his kindergarten's graduation ceremony. Accompanied by his father Prince Akishino and mother Princess Kiko, the youngster arrived at Ochanomizu University, which is affiliated with the nursery, for his big day.

Hisahito's proud parents posed with their son as he showed off his scroll from the Tokyo-based school he attended for three years. Having now finished at the kindergarten the young royal is now moving on to Ochanomizu University Elementary School, located in Tokyo's educational Bunkyo district.

Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten - hellomagazine.com 

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#18
March 20, 2013, 05:23:49 AM
Cute!

cinrit

#19
April 08, 2013, 11:33:16 AM
QuotePrince Hisahito attended the entrance ceremony of Ochanomizu University Elementary School in Tokyo on April 7, the first imperial family member in postwar Japan to enroll in an elementary school other than Gakushuin Primary School.

Wearing a dark blue uniform and carrying a school-designated bag, Hisahito, 6, who is third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, was accompanied by his parents, Prince Fumihito and Princess Kiko.

Prince Hisahito enters elementary school - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 

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cinrit

#22
April 20, 2013, 11:51:53 AM
QuoteBiannual Garden Party By Emperor, Empress Brings In 2,100 Guests

A biannual garden party hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo had around 2,100 guests including different luminaries from various fields. Guests included Shinya Yamanaka, the Kyoto University professor who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his advanced research on iPS cells, astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie and London Paralympics gold medalist Masae Komiya.

The special guests had the chance to briefly chat with the emperor and the empress and update them on what they have been doing in their respective fields.

Biannual garden party by emperor, empress brings in 2,100 guests - The Japan Daily Press 

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#23
April 20, 2013, 11:53:30 AM
QuoteA government plan to hold a ceremony this month to mark the day Japan recovered its sovereignty under the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1952 has triggered a firestorm because Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will attend the event.

The Cabinet led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided the ceremony will be held April 28, the 61st anniversary of the day on which the peace treaty that restored Japan's sovereignty went into effect.

However, protests have arisen in Okinawa, site of a bloody land battle in 1945 and lingering resentment over the huge U.S. military presence there, because many inhabitants consider the date to be a "day of humiliation" when their prefecture was forsaken by the Japanese government. The United States did not return Okinawa to Japanese control until 1972, a full 20 years after the peace treaty went into effect.

Sovereignty ceremony plan under fire over emperor's presence - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 

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#24
April 24, 2013, 10:47:37 AM
QuoteEmperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit India, probably around the fall, to belatedly celebrate last year's 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

The imperial couple was invited by the Indian government, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in announcing the trip on April 22.

According to the Imperial Household Agency, Akihito will be the first Japanese emperor to visit India.

Emperor, empress to visit India - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun 

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