Japanese emperor arrives in Britain for dinner with queen
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The Japanese Emperor arrived in Britain Sunday for a three-day visit that will see him carry out engagements including dinner with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Tuesday for a meeting with the emperor, dinner with the prime minister and a pep rally for U.S. troops aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.
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Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were to be the guests of honour at a dinner with Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday, at the end of a three-day visit to Britain.
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Japan's new PM Shinzo Abe will visit China next week, the first summit between the nations' leaders in five years.
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Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara is a gracious host, settling comfortably into a white leather chair and patiently listening to a question from a visitor.
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Australia's John Howard arrives in Japan on a visit that will include signing a bilateral security pact.
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Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Halonen came away much impressed with the Emperor's in-depth knowledge of this country and its culture.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and members of the royal family greeted thousands of well-wishers at the Imperial Palace as they celebrated his 74th birthday on Sunday.
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Secretary of State Rice arrives in London Wednesday to address tensions among key allies.
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LONDON  - Queen Elizabeth has booked a gala performance of the blockbuster musical Les Miserables at Windsor Castle next month to entertain French President Jacques Chirac, who will be in Britain to mark the centenary of an Anglo-French friendship treaty.
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Kamalesh Sharma, India's new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has presented his credentials to Queen Elizabeth II at the Buckingham Palace in London.
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Britain&#39;s finance minister Gordon Brown arrived Sunday at a conference centre in northwestern England where he was to be confirmed as the governing Labour Party&#39;s new leader.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a summit with Chinese leaders at which he will seek a thaw in ties chilled by wartime history and will consult on North Korea's nuclear threat.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and his wife,   Empress Michiko, got the first glimpse on Sunday of their baby   grandson, the first male heir born into the imperial family in   more than four decades.
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on   Wednesday to a baby boy, the first imperial male heir to be   born in more than four decades and the answer to the prayers of   conservatives keen to keep women off the ancient throne.
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Conservatives keen to keep women from  ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will  bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first  imperial male heir in more than four decades.
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Britain's royal family welcomed the birth of its newest member Monday, a son born to Prince Edward and his 42-year-old wife, Sophie, Buckingham Palace said.