Empress Michiko - US Politics

Japan's Emperor Akihito marked his 78th birthday on Friday by recalling a "truly distressing year" but praising the unity of the Japanese people in overcoming March's earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disasters.In his birthday message, the monarch also called on the nation to ...

Two months after Japan's quake and tsunami sparked an atomic disaster, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Fukushima on Wednesday to comfort hundreds of nuclear evacuees.The royal couple knelt on the hard floor of the Azuma Sports Park arena to ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met and chatted with survivors of last month's massive earthquake and tsunami Wednesday, offering comfort and solace in a role that has helped keep the country's ancient monarchy relevant in modern ...

Japan's emperor and his wife visited a shelter packed with earthquake refugees Thursday, kneeling on mats to console overwhelmed survivors.. . It...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japan's Empress Michiko turned 76 on Wednesday and, in sentiments likely to strike a chord with many in her rapidly graying nation, confessed to occasional forgetfulness and increasing physical slowness.Despite being diagnosed with an asthma variant earlier ...

Japan's Empress Michiko, turning 76, says she's slowing down but wants to keep up dutiesJapan's Empress Michiko, marking her 76th birthday on Wednesday, said she is starting to feel the affects of her age — sometimes forgetting where she puts ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito turned 76 on Wednesday, wishing his people an early economic recovery in the coming year and voicing hope that the country would not be crippled by a resurgent swine flu pandemic. "In autumn, there was an increase in the ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko were Saturday touring Canada's vast western province of British Columbia after receiving a warm welcome from Japanese-Canadian residents.The royal visit marks the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Canada, home to ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will visit Canada from July 3-14, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced. "This year marks the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Canada's first diplomatic mission in Japan," said Harper. "It is an honor for Canada ...

It was back in 1994 when my great-aunt, a legendary figure in children's books and the publisher of two volumes of poetry translated into English by Empress Michiko of Japan, returned from a visit to Tokyo with an extraordinary story to ...

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