Japan palace goes public
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TOKYO, Nov. 14. - Princess Nori, the 35-year-old daughter of the Japanese Emperor and Empress, will become engaged to Mr Yoshiki Kuroda (39), a Tokyo metropolitan government official, sources said today.
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The first boy to be born into Japan's   imperial family in nearly 41 years was named Prince Hisahito on   Tuesday in a private ceremony at the Tokyo hospital where his   mother is recovering from a Caesarean section, the Imperial   Household Agency said.
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Smiling and waving to screaming fans, Michael Jackson arrived in Japan on Sunday for his second visit in recent years to host an exclusive party where admirers pay $3,500 to spend 30 seconds with the pop icon.
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Preparation for the marriage of Japanese Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old daughter of Emperor Akihito, and Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, started in
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JapanÂs Princess Kiko gave birth on Wednesday to the first male heir born into the imperial family in more than four decades.
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Conference center filled to capacity for Shigeru Miyamoto's speech at Game Developers Conference.
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The Japanese government said Monday it has set up a panel of external experts to discuss the issue of imperial succession, apparently to consider the feasibility of allowing a woman to ascend the throne.
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Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Japan&#39;s Emperor and Empress, will marry a Tokyo urban planner, the imperial palace has informed, perking up a nation recently hit by a series of deadly earthquakes.
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New York hosts the first major US exhibition of Shomei Tomatsu, Japan's most important postwar photographer.
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Japan's new imperial baby has been named Hisahito in a traditional ceremony in hospital in the capital, Tokyo.
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Major maintenance on Summer Palace in Beijing ends    BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Major sites of the world famous Summer Palace in Beijing, a splendid resort for imperial families of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), on Saturday reopened to tourists after a  comprehensive restoration project.
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months of seclusion as the palace released home videos of her two-year-old daughter. of Tokyo, along with Crown Prince Naruhito, television footage showed on Friday.
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Japan's Empress Michiko attended a flower exhibition on Thursday, two days after an announcement that she is suffering from what appears to be a stress-related illness, in another sign of tension in the royal family.
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NASU - Crown Princess Masako arrived in the resort of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, with Crown Prince Naruhito and their daughter Princess Aiko on Friday as she continues to recuperate from a stress-induced illness, the Imperial Household Agency said.
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Japan will start lending to foreign visitors personal digital assitants (PDAs) with travel information and translation services in a test program on ways to promote tourism.
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An announcement could come at the Tokyo Game Show later this month.
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Japan's Crown Princess Masako emerged  briefly on Saturday from months of seclusion to visit the  emperor, but officials said it might be difficult for her to  resume her official duties this year.