By TATSURO SUGIURA/ Staff Writer
June 3, 2020 at 17:11 JST
A sericulture expert helps Empress Masako care for silkworms in the imperial cocoonery. (Provided by Imperial Household Agency)
While many citizens have been figuratively cocooning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Empress Masako has literally been engaged in the practice, helping to raise silkworms at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. [Read More]
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