Japan welcomes imperial baby boy
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Japan celebrates as Princess Kiko gives birth to a baby boy, potentially resolving a crisis over royal succession.
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on   Wednesday to a baby boy -- the first male heir to be born into   the ancient imperial family in more than four decades, the   Imperial Household Agency said on Wednesday.
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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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Japanese school children and grown up fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.
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The birth of Princess Kiko's son ensures the continuation of the royal line. But the news shows how far women still have to go, even in modern Japan
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Japanese school children and grown up  fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league  baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that  drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.
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Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's imperial heir, marked her third birthday Wednesday amid speculation about legal changes that would allow her to one day ascend the ancient Chrysanthemum Throne.
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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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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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Japan's Princess Kiko will have a baby who could be the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years -- and slam the brakes on moves to let a woman sit on the throne.
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TOKYO: Japan&#39;s Emperor Akihito marked his 71st birthday with a sombre address, reflecting an unhappy year which has seen the nation hit by natural disasters and controversies in the royal household.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, the wife of Queen Elizabeth II's youngest son Prince Edward, gave birth to a baby boy on Monday, Buckingham Palace said.
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The White House congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on taking office and predicted that he would keep US-Japan ties strong and would be &quot;a good force for the region.&quot;
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A top Japanese business leader expressed hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor&#39;s only daughter would help bolster Japan&#39;s economy, now showing signs of a slowing recovery.
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KUWAIT CITY : Japan&#39;s Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa arrived in Kuwait to supervise arrangements for the repatriation of the body of Japanese tourist Shosei Koda who was beheaded by militants in Iraq.
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Japan's Prince Akishino and his wife Princess Kiko met with Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday as they began a week-long visit to the world's most populous Muslim nation.
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Outspoken conservative Shinzo Abe has taken office as Japan's youngest prime minister, pledging to repair strained ties with China and advance the alliance with the United States.