THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 14, 2022 at 14:52 JST
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attend the opening ceremony for the 74th National Sports Festival in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, in September 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will travel to London from Sept. 17 to 20 to attend the state funeral for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, their first overseas trip since Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. [Read More]
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