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Women aren't allowed to succeed Japan's throne. "I've been aware since my childhood that I would lose royal status once I married," Mako said at a news conference, according to the BBC. "While I've worked to help the emperor and fulfill duties as a royal ... ( read original story ...)

As tensions reach new heights in the North, with the US set to retaliate, Japan is preparing for a mass evacuation of nearly 60,000 of their citizens in nearby South Korea. In response, US defence secretary James “Mad Dog" Mattis said any further threat ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, said Sunday she is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity. Mako and fiance Kei Komuro, both 25, said at a news conference that ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese broadcaster NHK says Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ... he was putting together new sanctions seeking to cut off trade with North Korea. On "Fox News Sunday," Mnuchin described Pyongyang's behavior as "completely unacceptable." ( read original story ...)

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga branded the test as an “unprecedented, grave threat”. Speaking on Sky News a student at Hokkaido University, Joe Narsico, said there was not much the Japanese people could do if Kim Jong-un launched a ... ( read original story ...)

Investors should be able to push hard on price. Full view will be published shortly. On Twitter https://twitter.com/AlecMac11 CONTEXT NEWS - Japan's government is preparing to sell about 1.4 trillion yen ($13 billion) of shares in Japan Post Holdings ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA – Japanese mobile game giant DeNA Co. said Monday it will start a trial of its taxi dispatch application utilizing artificial intelligence in Yokohama. The AI system will analyze data collected from taxis in use and information on when and where ... ( read original story ...)

The formal announcement came from Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Sunday, after local media reported news of the planned engagement in May. The princess was not in line to the throne, as a 1947 succession law states that only men from her family's ... ( read original story ...)

The formal announcement came from Japan's Imperial Household Agency on Sunday, after local media reported news of the planned engagement in May. Her fiancé, Kei Komuro, is a 25-year-old law firm employee. The couple met five years ago while studying at ... ( read original story ...)

But women are not allowed to succeed Japan's throne, meaning Princess Mako will lose her royal status once she weds 25-year-old Mr Komuro, a legal assistant who loves playing jazz piano. At a news conference, Princess Mako said: 'First I was attracted by ... ( read original story ...)

An exhibition for Fumiyo Kōno's In This Corner of the World is coming to Hiroshima, Fukuoka, and Nagoya this fall. It will include more than 130 original illustrations and Kōno's notes, handwritten chronologies, and writing implements. A variety of goods ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, says she is getting married to her university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity. Mako and her fiance Kei Komuro told a joint news conference Sunday their ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday ... Kim, according to the statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, claimed all components of the device were domestically produced, which he said means the North can ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Japan’s Princess Mako and her fiancee — a commoner ... who are now part of the monarchy. The news of the engagement has intensified a debate on whether the law should be changed so women born into the imperial family can continue in their ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, said Sunday she is getting married to a university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity. Mako and fiance Kei Komuro, both 25, said at a news conference that ... ( read original story ...)

Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito, will wed a former classmate, the Imperial Household said on Sunday, confirming a marriage that will further deplete the royal family since she must become a commoner. The announcement was ... ( read original story ...)