Agency keeps mum on reports at emperor's request

Agency keeps mum on reports at emperor's request

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C), Empress Michiko (right of emperor), Prince Naruhito (left of emperor) and Princess Nori (left of prince) meet members of the Japan Academy at the Imperial Palace on June 14. An Imperial Household Agency official said the same day the emperor and empress have expressed a wish for the agency to keep silent on media reports about the imperial family that have apparently been prompted by remarks Crown Prince Naruhito made in May on his wife, Princess Masako, who could not accompany him on a recent trip to Europe due to health problems. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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