Japan Princess Breaks Seclusion, Visits Emperor
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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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Japan's Princess Kiko has given birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, easing a succession crisis and silencing calls to let a woman lead the world's oldest monarchy.
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Princess Kiko entered a hospital Wednesday to prepare to give birth to the first new addition to Japan's royal family in more than four years &#151; and possibly a badly needed heir to the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne.
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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's Crown Princess Masako said she was recovering slowly from a stress-related illness most attribute to pressure to produce a male heir, but she was still unable to resume official duties after a year in seclusion.
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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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As new Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flew out on Sunday for visits to China and South Korea, his wife didn't just accompany him -- the two held hands going up the steps of the government plane.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Princess Masako says she is recovering slowly from a stress-related illness most attribute to pressure to produce a male heir, but she Is still unable to resume official duties after a year in seclusion.
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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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TOKYO: The Japanese government decided on Monday to look at allowing a female to ascend the throne of the worldâs oldest royal line in a move that could ease stress on the crown princess to produce a male heir.
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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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TOKYO - The government has decided to set up an experts panel to study the feasibility of allowing a woman to succeed to the Chrysanthemum throne by amending the Imperial House Law, government sources said Monday.
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Japan&#39;s Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito, will marry Yoshiki Kuroda, a friend of hers from childhood and a civil servant at the Tokyo metropolitan government
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China and Japan made no major breakthroughs in resolving a row over natural resources in the East China Sea on Friday, but a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda signaled a new warmth in bilateral relations.
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The funeral for Princess Takamatsu, an aunt of Emperor Akihito who died Dec. 18 at age 92, was held Sunday at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo.
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THE first Japanese princess to marry outside the Royal family in 45 years said yesterday she was anxious about starting life as a commoner, but her husband-to-be said he would help her cope.
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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.