NHK has discovered Japan’s authorities and the Imperial Household Agency are making preparations for Crown Prince and Princess Akishino to attend the coronation ceremony for Britain’s King Charles III in May.
Sources say Britain has despatched an invite to the May 6 occasion at Westminster Abbey in London.
Japan’s Imperial household and the British royal household have been shut.
In 1953, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, then the crown prince, attended the coronation ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of his father.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako took half within the Queen’s state funeral final September.
Exploring Tokyo’s BIGGEST Slum: Japan’s Underworld
Oriental Pearl – Feb 27
Tokyo’s largest slum has been wiped off of all trendy maps, however it nonetheless exists and so does its downside with poverty. Follow me to this hidden space of Japan the place 88% of persons are on welfare and the typical age of residents is sort of 70 years previous.

Japanese man turns into native hero in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
AFP News Agency – Feb 24
Fuminori Tsukiko was travelling round Poland when Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The 75-year-old from Japan has since spent months residing alongside Kharkiv residents within the subway, away from Russian strikes.

Japan’s emperor offers first birthday handle in four-year reign
straitstimes.com – Feb 23
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday handle since ascending the throne virtually 4 years in the past, after delays because of the Covid-19 outbreak, and urged assist for individuals battling inflation and the pandemic.

Tokyo’s Homelessness ‘Getting Worse’
The Japan Reporter – Feb 18
Tokyo has a few of the highest charges of homelessness in Japan and accounted for practically a 3rd of the nation’s unhoused inhabitants on a single evening in 2022. Why does the issue proceed and getting worse now?
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