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Japan's debate over imperial succession and married surnames reflects a deeper struggle over whether the traditional household, defined through the paternal line, remains the fundamental unit of the Japanese state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/08/16/japan/politics-of-family-in-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #imperialhouselaw #emperor #ldp #sanaetakaichi #imperialfamily #princessaiko #princessmako #princehisahito #jip #worldwarii

Princess Aiko arrived in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Saturday to observe a traditional rite for the reconstruction of the Grand Shrines of Ise, a major Shinto shrine complex in the city, which is held once every 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/02/japan/princess-aiko-mie-ise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #shrines #shinto

What the new Imperial House Law reveals about the politics of historical memory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/22/japan/japan-new-imperial-house-law/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #imperialhouselaw #diet #emperornaruhito #princessaiko #meijirestoration #toyotomihideyoshi #tokugawaieyasu

The Takaichi administration has realized a revision of the Imperial House Law, making major progress in talks left hanging since the 2000s. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/19/japan/politics/imperial-house-law-change-by-force/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #cdp

Japan's Upper House has passed a package of bills aimed at preserving the country's imperial family, paving the way for the first major revision of the Imperial House Law since its establishment in 1947. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/17/japan/politics/imperial-family-bills-upper-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #enthronement #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #cdp

A set of key bills that propose controversial measures aimed at preserving Japan's imperial family has cleared the country's Lower House, and is set for debate in the Upper House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/10/japan/politics/imperial-family-bills-lower-house/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #ldp #cdp #cra

New legislation set for debate in parliament would allow Japan's princesses to stay in the imperial family after marriage, instead of becoming commoners. Would they choose to leave or stay? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/03/japan/imperial-family-princess-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #women039sissues

A set of revised bills on measures to prevent the number of Japan's imperial family members from dwindling included a controversial clause that could affect the imperial succession line. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/01/japan/royals-legislation-heirs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #enthronement #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #ldp #cdp

LDP lawmaker Hirofumi Nakasone expressed regret over a controversial remark that it is impossible for Princess Aiko to ascend to the imperial throne. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/30/japan/nakasone-regret-remark-aiko/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hirofuminakasone #imperialfamily #princessaiko #ldp #marriage

Japan's imperial family has a male-only lineage for emperors — and the potential male heirs are dwindling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/14/japan/politics/japan-running-out-of-royals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #princessaiko

While refraining to comment on a recent proposal, Emperor Naruhito said Thursday he hopes a plan that wins public support over the number of imperial family members will be created. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/11/japan/emperor-public-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #imperialfamily #princessaiko #empressmasako

A parliamentary panel on Japan's imperial family, of which there are only 16 members, has approved a draft proposal that would help prevent the number of royals from further dwindling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/10/japan/politics/royals-parliament-draft/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #ldp #women039sissues

In what is seen as a controversial move, Japan's policymakers are considering a proposal to allow the reinstatement of former male royals along the male line of the imperial family through adoption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/29/japan/explainer/explainer-former-royals-reinstated/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #diet #imperialfamily #princessaiko #tsuneyasutakeda #tsunekazutakeda

An Imperial Week in Photos: Garden Party and Veterinary Congress https://www.allforgardening.com/1735329/an-imperial-week-in-photos-garden-party-and-veterinary-congress/ #AnImperialWeekInPhotos #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #garden #ImperialFamily #JapaneseEmperor #JapaneseImperialFamily #PrincessAiko

Japanese Royals Host Olympic Athletes at Annual Garden Party in Tokyo https://www.allforgardening.com/1717443/japanese-royals-host-olympic-athletes-at-annual-garden-party-in-tokyo/ #2026WinterOlympics #AkasakaImperialGardens #CrownPrinceAkishino #EmperorNaruhito #EmpressMasako #garden #GettyImages #japan #JapaneseImperialFamily #PairsFigureSkating #PrincessAiko #PrincessKiko #PrincessTakamado #PrincessTsuguko #RikuMiura #RyuichiKihara #SanFranciscoGiants

Though the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, Princess Aiko, has proven to be incredibly popular in Japan, political reluctance to overturn centuries of precedent will likely keep her from ascending the chrysanthemum throne. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/15/japan/politics/why-princess-aiko-emperor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #enthronement #princessaiko #princehisahito #diet #ldp #cra

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited a facility that houses permanent exhibits of items damaged in the March 2011 disaster, in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/fukushima-imperial-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #imperialfamily #fukushimano1 #museums #earthquakes

An imperial visit to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures has been postponed as Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have persistent cold symptoms, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/24/japan/imperial-tohoku-visit-postpone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #tohoku #311

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko will visit the Tohoku region beginning next month to mark 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Imperial Household Agency said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/26/japan/emperor-family-tohoku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #tohoku #311 #tsunami #fukushima #iwate #miyagi

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited a special photo exhibition on Sunday focusing on Tokyo during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/japan-emperor-wwii-photo-exhibit-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #wwii #exhibitions #photography

Princess Aiko on Sunday attended a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of Chiba University's School of Nursing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/14/japan/princess-aiko-chiba-university-nursing-school/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily

A key figure in the imperial family's international goodwill efforts, Princess Aiko — the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako — has turned 24. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/japan-princess-aiko-turns-24/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako

Princess Aiko, daughter of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, returned home from her official visit to Laos on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/22/japan/princess-aiko-laos-trip-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #laos #imperialfamily #laosjapanrelations

Princess Aiko, on an official visit to Laos, visited an education center on unexploded ordnances in the Lao capital of Vientiane on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/japan/princess-aiko-laos-bomb-center/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #laos #imperialfamily #laosjapanrelations

Princess Aiko, on an official visit to Laos, paid a courtesy call on Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the presidential office in Vientiane on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/princess-aiko-laos-president/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko #laosjapanrelations #laos #imperialfamily

In her first official trip abroad, Princess Aiko left for a visit to Laos to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/princess-aiko-laos-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #laosjapanrelations #laos #princessaiko #imperialfamily

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted 1,500 guests at the yearly autumn garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/29/japan/imperial-couple-garden-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the Tokyo memorial hall on Thursday to mourn the victims of the U.S. military’s air raid on the Japanese capital during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/24/japan/emperor-tokyo-air-raid-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #wwii #tokyoairraids #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #princessaiko #wardead