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Known then as Masako Owada, she worked long hours and had a rising career as a trade negotiator. Much has changed for Japan’s Foreign Ministry — and, in some ways, for Japanese women more broadly — in the ensuing three decades. Since 2020, women have comprised nearly half of each entering class of diplomats, and many women continue their careers after they marry. For years, Japan has promoted women in the workplace to aid its sputtering economy. But many women still struggle to balance their careers with domestic obligations.

Persons: Masako Owada, Crown Prince —, — Naruhito, Japan’s Foreign Ministry — Organizations: Crown, Japan’s Foreign Ministry, Private Locations: Japan

London CNN —Prince Harry will return to the United Kingdom in May to celebrate a milestone anniversary of the Invictus Games, the biennial sporting competition he founded a decade ago. It was not immediately clear if the prince will meet with his relatives during the trip next month. Prince Harry talks with wheelchair basketball players during the launch of the Invictus Games at the Copper Box Arena in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in March 2014. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty ImagesThe Invictus Games were established by Prince Harry after his deployment in Afghanistan. Winter sports will also be played for the first time at the Vancouver Whistler games, including Alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing and biathlon, skeleton and wheelchair curling.

Persons: London CNN — Prince Harry, Duke, Sussex, King Charles ’, Harry, ABC’s, “, ”, I’m, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Queen Elizabeth II, Paul’s, Prince Archie’s, Buckingham, Charles, Naruhito, Masako, Prince Harry, London's Queen Elizabeth, Max Mumby, ” Harry Organizations: London CNN, Invictus Games, London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic, CNN’s Royal, Invictus, Vancouver Whistler, First Nations Locations: United Kingdom, London’s St, Paul’s, United States, St, London's Queen, Afghanistan, Vancouver, Whistler, Canada

☆ King Charles to Return to Public Duties, Reassuring Anxious Royal Watchers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

King Charles III will return to public duties next week, Buckingham Palace announced on Friday, an encouraging sign of his recovery, nearly three months after he disclosed that he had cancer, and a palpable relief to a country anxious about another wrenching change in the British monarchy. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will mark his return with a visit to a cancer center on Tuesday, where they will meet with patients and staff, the palace said. Yet in the opaque world of the royal family, the busyness of a monarch’s calendar is often the best clue to his well-being. The news offers a ray of hope for a royal family that has been shadowed by health concerns since the beginning of the year. She has been out of the public eye since she was hospitalized in January, igniting a storm of often spurious rumors about her condition.

Persons: King Charles III, Charles, Queen Camilla, Emperor Naruhito, Masako, Catherine, Princess, Wales Organizations: Buckingham Locations: British, Japan

☆ King Charles III will return to public duties next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

London CNN —Britain’s King Charles III will resume public duties next week following “a period of treatment and recuperation,” Buckingham Palace announced Friday, two months after revealing that he was being treated for cancer. But the palace spokesperson did clarify that Charles was not expected to carry out a full summer program. Charles’ last public appearance was on Easter Sunday when he went to church in Windsor with several family members. Throughout his treatment, the King has continued to carry out his constitutional duties, receiving his daily red boxes and paperwork. Charles announced his cancer diagnosis and that he would step back from public-facing duties while undergoing treatment in early February.

Persons: London CNN — Britain’s King Charles III, ” Buckingham, Queen Camilla, Naruhito, Masako, King, Millie Pilkington, Camilla, couturier Fiona Clare, “, ” King Charles III, George's, Hollie Adams, Charles, Charles ’, Rishi Sunak’s, Charles ’ rubberstamping, Benjamin Key, Catherine , Princess of Wales, Kate, Prince Louis ’, Prince William, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, Prince, Wales Organizations: London CNN, “, Westminster Abbey, Easter, CNN, St, CNN’s Royal, Naval Staff Locations: British, London, Buckingham Palace, Normandy, St, Windsor , England, Windsor, George’s, Rwanda, West Midlands

☆ Japan’s New Royal Instagram Page Forgoes Flash for Formality
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Kiuko Notoya | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Anyone expecting the Japanese royal family’s new Instagram account to generate memes or showcase a new side of the world’s oldest continuous monarchy should lower their expectations. Just some royals politely posing for pictures in their usual, formal way. The new Instagram page for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency — its first on any social media platform — posted its first image early Monday morning. By Tuesday evening, it had uploaded 19 more and collected nearly half a million followers. The page mostly shows Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and sometimes their daughter, Princess Aiko, standing up, sitting down or bowing at formal events over the past three months.

Persons: Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko Organizations: Imperial Household Agency —, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum Locations: Tokyo, Kenya, Brunei

☆ Samurai trash collectors clean Tokyo streets after Halloween revels
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Francis Tang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Keisuke Naka and Ikki Goto, members of Gomihiroi Samurai (trash-picking samurai) clad in denim yukata, poses for a photograph as they pick up trash on the street of Ikebukuro in the morning after Halloween in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato Acquire Licensing RightsTOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Trash collectors in samurai costumes took to Tokyo's streets on Wednesday, theatrically wielding garbage tongs and flicking litter left from an evening of Halloween revelry into wicker baskets on their backs. Dressed in hats and boldly patterned black-and-white tunics, the group, known as Gomihiroi Samurai, or trash-picking samurai, has attracted a large fan base since it formed in 2006, with nearly 800,000 followers on video-sharing platform TikTok. Occasions such as Halloween leave a lot of trash, as street drinking has become common in bustling areas and tourist spots, Naka said. Residents of the area say the trash-picking samurai have made a difference.

Persons: Keisuke Naka, Ikki Goto, Issei Kato, Naka, Junya, Francis Tang, John Geddie, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Residents, Thomson Locations: Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan, Naka

☆ Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment plan sparks protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Emiko Jozuka | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Last month the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO advisory body, issued a “heritage alert” for Jingu Gaien. Nishikawa believes that the commercial nature of the redevelopment “breaks the promise” of keeping the Jingu Gaien as a public space. Protesters gather for a demonstration at Meiji Jingu Gaien on September 15, 2023. Work commenced at the Meiji Jingu Gaien site in March. “They need to go back to the drawing board and use a much more democratic process to decide the future of Jingu Gaien.”

Persons: Hiroshi Ono, Meiji Jingu Gaien, ”, Emperor Meiji, Emperor Naruhito, Babe Ruth, Daniel Campisi, Jingu Gaien, Naoko Nishikawa, Nishikawa, Shinji Isoya, Gaien, CNN Shinji, Mitsui Fudosan, Hajime Funada, Meiji Jingu, Kiyotatsu Yamamoto, Rochelle Kopp, Jingu, Mikiko Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Kopp, ” Daniel Campisi, CNN Yamamoto, ” Kopp Organizations: Japan CNN, Tokyo, CNN, Chichibunomiya Rugby, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Council, UNESCO, CNN Tokyo, Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s, Protesters, Meiji, Liberal Democratic Party, University of Tokyo, Japan National, Co, World Cities Culture Forum, Properties, “ Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Meiji, Tokyo’s, Shinjuku, Minato, ”, New, New York, London

☆ Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan: What it’s like to stay at the world’s oldest hotel
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Mayumi Maruyama | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Minobu, Japan CNN —Tucked deep in the mountains of Japan’s Yamanashi prefecture, the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan has tatami floors, kimono-sporting staff and signs in handwritten calligraphy. But its popularity received a huge boost in 2011 when the Guinness Book of World Records designated Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan as the oldest hotel in the world. The front entrance of Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan. Courtesy Nishiyama Onsen KeiunkanLearning to let goStandard rooms at Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan have three sections: two sitting areas and one living space. To solve this, he took over the original shares of the business and created the Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Limited company.

Persons: Japan CNN —, that’s, Fujiwara, Naruhito, ”, Michiyo Hattori, Mayumi Maruyama, they’re, Kenjiro Kawano, CNN Kawano, Kawano, “, Kawano couldn’t, ” Kawano Organizations: Japan CNN, World Records, Mount, ”, Staff, CNN, Keiunkan Limited Locations: Minobu, Japan, Yamanashi, Tokyo, Shizuoka, Mount Fuji, It’s

Prince Albert of Monaco said in an interview with People magazine that he and his wife, Charlene, would be attending. King Felipe VI of Spain, who ascended to the throne in 2014 after his father’s abdication, will attend, according to the Spanish news media. Crown Prince Fumihito of Japan and Crown Princess Kiko, on behalf of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, will attend, according to the Japanese news media. Credit... Clodagh Kilcoyne/ReutersSeveral members of Britain’s government will attend, as will about 100 heads of state from around the world, according to Buckingham Palace. British RoyalsImage Prince Harry, center, will be present at the coronation, though his wife, Meghan, and their children, will remain in California.

☆ Japan's emperor gives first birthday address in four-year reign
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Japan's Emperor Naruhito accompanied with Empress Masako wave well-wishers as he appears on the balcony of the Imperial Palace to mark the emperor's 63th birthday in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic. Naruhito, who turned 63, was crowned emperor on May 1, 2019, after his father Akihito became the first emperor to abdicate in two centuries. Public birthday appearances by the emperor are an annual tradition but the event had been suspended from 2020 due to the pandemic. "I feel very happy to have my birthday celebrated before the public for the first time," Naruhito said.

☆ Japan's emperor gives first public New Year's greeting since 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, former Japanese emperor Akihito and former empress Michiko appear before well-wishers during the traditional New Year's greeting ceremony by Japan's royal family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on January 2, 2023. PHILIP FONG/Pool via REUTERSTOKYO, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year's address and greeted members of the public for the first time in three years as the country eases COVID-19 pandemic restrictions amid a year-end surge in infections. Naruhito, 62, was joined by other royals, including his wife, Empress Masako, 59, and his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 89, who abdicated in 2019. About 9,600 people, split into six groups over the course of the day, were chosen by lottery to attend the New Year's event, a much smaller number than the tens of thousands that usually gather for the traditional royal greeting. Since the start of the pandemic, the country has registered about 30 million infections and almost 60,000 deaths.

☆ Trump claims he would have gotten a better seat than Biden at the Queen's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden sat in the 14th row for the Queen's funeral on Monday. Trump mocked Biden for where he was seated, saying that he would have had a better seat. Seating arrangements seemed to prioritize Commonwealth leaders and royalty. Trump mocked Biden by posting a photograph that showed all of the assembled world leaders sitting in the abbey, with a red arrow pointing to the president towards the back. It is unclear which leaders Trump meant when he referred to "Third World countries."

☆ The world's most powerful are gathered in London for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Here's who is — and isn't — there
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wpa Pool | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesHundreds of global dignitaries are gathered in London Monday to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, marking a level of ceremony unseen in the U.K. for decades. Britain's King Charles III waves as he's driven down the Mall in London on September 19, 2022, ahead of the State Funeral Service of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. - Leaders from around the world will attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. President of United States Joe Biden and Jill Biden arrive for the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on September 19, 2022 in London, England. Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his wife Empress Masako arrive at Westminster Abbey in London on September 19, 2022, for the State Funeral Service for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

☆ Which world leaders are attending Queen Elizabeth II's funeral?
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-17 | by ( Hyder Abbasi | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON — Leaders and heads of state from across the globe are coming together in central London to attend the state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Monday. The queen, who has been lying in state at the Palace of Westminster to allow members of the public to pay their respects. Her coffin is set to be moved to the abbey for the state funeral service, which is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. A police official declined to detail how the leaders would travel to Westminster Abbey on Monday, citing security reasons. Pope Francis has said he will not be present at the funeral service and will instead send a senior representative from the Vatican.

☆ Factbox: World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Canadian Prime minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Gregoire Trudeau attend the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey. Jack Hill/Pool via REUTERSRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterLONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's state funeral will take place in London on Monday and a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries will attend. Countries that have not been invited include Syria and Venezuela because London does not have normal diplomatic relations with those states. Britain has also not invited representatives from Russia, Belarus or Myanmar after it imposed economic sanctions on those countries. Related ContentFactbox: Plans for Queen Elizabeth's state funeral on MondayFactbox: Comments from crowds in London on Queen ElizabethFactbox: World leaders to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeralFactbox: Order of service for Queen Elizabeth's state funeralWindsor Castle, Queen Elizabeth's home and now final resting placeWestminster Abbey - traditional church for royals in life and death(This story was refiled to correct spelling of first name of Belize governor general)Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterCompiled by Farouq Suleiman and Kate Holton Editing by Deepa Babington and Frances KerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Japonia. Un bărbat a fost arestat după ce a reuşit să pătrundă în complexul imperial din Tokyo
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Un bărbat în vârstă de 29 de ani a fost arestat după ce a pătruns ilegal în complexul în care se află reşedinţa împăratului Naruhito, la Tokyo. Bărbatul a pătruns în complexul imperial din cartierul Aksaka sâmbătă seară, venind dintr-o casă de oaspeţi adiacentă, potrivit Fuji News Network. În momentul în care a pătruns în casa de oaspeţi, intrarea acesteia nu era păzită. El a fost arestat de garda imperială după două ore, în apropierea reşedinţei prinţesei Yuriko, mătuşa împăratului. Nu se ştie dacă bărbatul chiar a fost în contact cu cineva din familia imperială.

Persons: Intrusul, Reuters, Naruhito Organizations: Fuji News Network, Evenimentul Locations: Tokyo, Japonia, Meiji

☆ Festivitățile de Anul Nou din toată lumea sub semnul pandemiei. Noua Zeelandă și Australia sunt printre primele țări care au pășit în 2021
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( Jardan Cristian | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +8 min

Anul acesta, din cauza pandemiei de COVID-19, spectacolul pirotehnic a fost mult mai scurt față de anii anteriori. Evenimentul tradiţional de Anul Nou din Japonia, programat pentru 2 ianuarie, a fost anulat. Coreea de Sud anulează tradiția primului răsărit de Anul Nou, de pe plajele din GangneungCoreea de Sud trece cu cântec în 2021. Sărbătorile de Anul Nou din India vor fi, cel mai probabil, compromise anul acesta. Guvernul a interzis vânzarea de artificii și a impus restricții stricte asupra numărului de persoane care se pot aduna în public.

Persons: Sidney, Digi24, Asia îşi, Mulţi, Gladys Berejiklian, Boris Johnson, Jens Spahn Organizations: Artificiile, Tower, Televiziune, Revelion, Autorităţile, BBC, Interne, Sănătății, Times Square, Square, Times Square Alliance, One Times Locations: Asia, Pacific, Noua Zeelandă, Australia, Wellington, Sidney, Sydney, Auckland, Kiribati, Samoa, Asiei, Est, Japonia, China, Filipine, Thailanda, Maldive, Asia Centrală, Orientul Mijlociu, Beijing, East Japan, Tokyo, Marina Bay, Singapore, Coreea de Sud, Seul, India, Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Sidney Australia, New South Wales, Europa, Spania, An, Madrid, Tamisa, Londra, Anglia, Irlanda, Franța, Paris, Germania, York, SUA, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Times

☆ Finalul unui an în care lumea nu a mai fost la fel: Pandemia a schimbat festivitățile de Anul Nou de pe tot globul
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-31 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +6 min

Evenimentul tradiţional de Anul Nou din Japonia, programat pentru 2 ianuarie, a fost anulat. În schimb, focurile de artificii vor lumina cerul în diferite puncte ale insulei sud-estice. Coreea de Sud anulează tradiția primului răsărit de Anul Nou, de pe plajele din GangneungCoreea de Sud trece cu cântec în 2021. Sărbătorile de Anul Nou din India vor fi, cel mai probabil, compromise anul acesta. Guvernul a interzis vânzarea de artificii și a impus restricții stricte asupra numărului de persoane care se pot aduna în public.

Persons: Asia îşi, Mulţi, Gladys Berejiklian, Boris Johnson, Jens Spahn Organizations: Televiziune, Revelion, Autorităţile, BBC, Interne, Sănătății, Times Square, Artificiile, Square, Times Square Alliance, One Times Locations: Asia, Beijing, China, Japonia, East Japan, Tokyo, Marina Bay, Singapore, Coreea de Sud, Seul, India, Delhi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Australia, Sidney Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Europa, Spania, An, Madrid, Tamisa, Londra, Anglia, Irlanda, Franța, Paris, Germania, York, SUA, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Times

☆ Șapte țări în care anul ce vine nu va fi 2021. Cum se explică această diferență
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Șapte țări în care anul ce vine nu va fi 2021. De exemplu, în Japonia vine anul 3, iar în Israel vine anul 5781. # Coreea de NordCalendarul Coreei de Nord începe de la nașterea propriei sale figuri „sacre” – Kim Il-Sung, tatăl lui Kim Jong-un. Prin urmare, dacă pentru restul lumii vine anul 2021, în Thailanda vine 2564. Calendarul Solar Hijri se bazează pe anotimpurile astronomice, ceea ce îl face mai precis decât calendarul gregorian.

Persons: Kim Il, Sung, Kim Jong, Buddha, Hristos, Naruhito, Papa Grigore al XIII Locations: Japonia, Israel, Coreea de Nord, Coreei, Nord, Thailanda Thailanda, Thailanda, Sri Lanka, Cambodgia, Laos, Myanmar, Etiopia Etiopia, Iran, Iranului, Afganistan, Arabia Saudită Arabia Saudită, Arabia Saudită

☆ DOC/ Președinția „boemă”: Cum a cheltuit aparatul președintelui peste 60 milioane de lei în ultimii 2 ani
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-21 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +11 min

Un an mai târziu, bugetul a mai crescut cu 5 milioane de lei, atingând cifra de 35 de milioane de lei. În replică, președintele în exercițiu, Igor Dodon, a spus că „pentru a distruge, nu este nevoie de multă minte”. Ceea ce a făcut Igor Dodon a fost un fel de fudulie moldovenească. Costul total al proiectului, de circa 10 milioane de euro, a fost achitat integral de Guvernul Turciei și a inclus atât reparația sediului, cât și mobilierul necesar. Edificiul Președinției a fost inaugurat în timpul vizitei în R. Moldova a președintelui turc Recep Erdogan.

Persons: Igor Dodon, Președinție, Ștefan cel Mare, Nicolae Posturusu, Dodon, Naruhito, ., Sandu, Maia Sandu, Igor Boțan, Doamna Sandu, Ion, Nicolae Timofti, Tăbîrță, Vladimir Voronin, Recep, Erdogan Organizations: Prezidențial, Președinției, Ministerul Finanțelor, Președintelui Locations: Moldova, turc, Japonia, Israel, . Moldova, Chișinăului, Turciei, rus, Ankara

☆ Japonia l-a proclamat în mod oficial pe prinţul Fumihito drept moştenitor al Tronului Crizantemei
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-08 | by ( ) tvrmoldova.md time to read: +2 min

Japonia l-a proclamat în mod oficial pe prinţul moştenitor Fumihito - care foloseşte după căsătoria sa din 1990 titlul de prinţul Akishino - drept ocupantul primului loc în ordinea de succesiune la Tronul Crizantemei, duminică, la un an şi jumătate după ce fratele lui mai mare, Naruhito, a devenit împărat, după abdicarea tatălui lor, Akihito, informează DPA. În cadrul unei ceremonii organizate la Palatul Imperial din Tokyo, împăratul Naruhito, care a urcat pe tron în mai 2019, l-a declarat pe Fumihito drept prinţ moştenitor al tronului Japoniei. Prinţul Fumihito este unul dintre cei doar trei moştenitori ai tronului, alături de Hisahito, în vârstă de 14 ani, şi de prinţul Hitachi, în vârstă de 84 de ani, fratele mai tânăr al împăratului emerit Akihito, potrivit Reuters. Femeile ca ea trebuie să renunţe la statutul lor de membru al casei imperiale dacă se căsătoresc cu bărbaţi din afara aristocraţiei. În aprilie 2019, împăratul Akihito a renunţat la tron, punând astfel capăt domniei sale de 30 de ani şi marcând prima abdicare înregistrată în ultimii 202 ani din istoria Japoniei.

Persons: prinţul moştenitor, prinţul, Akihito, Japoniei, Fumihito, Prinţul Fumihito, emerit Akihito, Reuters Organizations: Casei, prinţul Hitachi Locations: Japonia, Tokyo, Japoniei, nipon

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