Japan's crown prince says hasn't read book on wife
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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito said he hasn't read an Australian book about the plight of his wife, Crown Princess Masako, that sparked government protests for what Tokyo says are errors and insults to the royal family.
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A top Japanese business leader expressed  hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor's only  daughter would help bolster Japan's economy, now showing signs  of a slowing recovery.
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PM Junichiro Koizumi says Japan is not satisfied with North Korea's explanations over Japanese it kidnapped.
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A book on the sad saga of Crown Princess Masako by an Australian journalist has touched a nerve in Japan, where tabloids may tease but mainstream media tend to tread lightly when it comes to reporting about royals.
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A Japanese publisher said Friday it has canceled plans to publish a new book on Crown Princess Masako, a tartly worded biography that claims to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding Japan's royal family and has drawn indignant protests from Japan's government.
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Princess Sayako, the 35-year-old only daughter of the Japanese emperor, is set to marry a commoner and leave the imperial family, Japanese media said on Sunday.
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Empress Michiko, wife of Japan's Emperor Akihito, is ill with symptoms of internal bleeding, Kyodo reports.
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Camilla, the wife of Britain's Prince Charles, says she will not attend the memorial service marking the 10th anniversary of princess Diana's death this week.
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Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Kazumasa Iwata made no mention of monetary policy on Thursday in a speech at a meeting of local financial experts in Okinawa Prefecture in southern Japan, the text of his speech showed.
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Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden refuses to comment on the rumours that her boyfriend Daniel Westling is being schooled to become her husband.
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TOKYO - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated Friday that the government has no plans to ask Yasukuni Shrine to separate the enshrined war dead from convicted Class-A war criminals who were executed after World War II in an effort to mend soured
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A cousin of Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito known for his staunch opposition to allowing a woman on the throne has been diagnosed an alcoholic in the latest health problem for the family, the palace said Friday.
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Shosei Koda did not go to Iraq to distribute aid, reconstruct the country or strike it rich in the oil business. He was not connected with Japan&#39;s government or its armed forces.
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Japanese Emperor Akihito expressed pain on Thursday that his eldest son had complained publicly about the stress suffered by the crown princess, who is under pressure to produce a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Japan's Crown Princess Masako, who  officials say is suffering from a mental disorder caused by the  stress of adapting to royal life, may emerge from months of  seclusion in September to attend a wedding in the tiny  southeast Asian nation of Brunei, a court official said on  Tuesday.
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Japan&#39;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.
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Japanese officials rushed on Friday to dismiss suggestions that the emperor overstepped his authority and meddled in government affairs by voicing his opposition to Tokyo schools' policy of compulsory patriotism.