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Emperor Akihito visits disaster-stricken town

Emperor Akihito: The deeply respected royal couple visited a school gymnasium where 200 people live in the town of Minami-Sanriku, 250 miles northeast of Tokyo.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko make first trip to disaster zone

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited two evacuation shelters Thursday in Asahi city, about 54 miles east of Tokyo near the Pacific coast.
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Japan PM Kan sends signal to Asian neighbors by shunning Yasukuni Shrine

Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan ordered his cabinet to avoid the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the Aug. 15 anniversary of the end of WWII. It underscores his shift toward improving relations with Asian neighbors.
Japan emperor, empress join commoners in 1,000-year-old toast to poetry

The emperor and empress of Japan shared poetry known as 'tanka,' a 31-syllable form that prizes subtlety, at an annual reading Thursday. The royal couple feted their walks in the palace garden during 51 years of marriage.
Japanese dare to ask: Do we really need an emperor?

This week, the Imperial Household Agency curtailed the emperor's activities amid rising evidence of stress in the royal household.
No Fairy Tale for a Commoner

John Burnham Schwartz’s new novel imagines the lives of Japanese royals.
No fairy tale for a mere commoner

John Burnham Schwartz's new novel imagines the lives of Japanese royals