Japan prepares for royal wedding
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Preparations are under way for the wedding of Japan&#39;s Princess Sayako and a 39-year-old government worker. Princess Sayako, 35, is the only daughter and youngest child of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
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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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Japan has gotten its first glance at Prince Hisahito, the long-awaited new heir to the throne, who had a full head of hair and slept calmly in his mother's arms as he was brought out of the hospital.
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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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The first Japanese princess to marry outside the royal family in 45 years said on Thursday she was a little bit anxious about starting life as a commoner, but her husband-to-be said he would help her cope.
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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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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, Japanese   media reported.
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Japan&#39;s Crown Prince Naruhito was admitted to a hospital here Tuesday for planned surgery to remove a benign growth in his intestines, the palace said.
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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 Crown Prince said on Friday that it would still take some time for his wife to recover fully from a stress-induced mental illness, and asked the Japanese people to watch over her with warmness.
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The Prince of Wales is set to marry Camilla Parker-Bowles, Clarence House has announced.
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Princess Nori, the daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, will marry a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official, the Imperial Household Agency said Sunday.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is considering constitutional revisions for setting up a self-defense military force and also making the emperor the head of the state.
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TOKYO : The Japanese government hopes to make changes to the constitution that will allow a woman to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne within &quot;several years,&quot; a news report said.
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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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Tens of thousands of cheering Japanese gathered in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday to hear Emperor Akihito pray for the nation's happiness and world peace in his traditional New Year address.
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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.