Chief of Crown Prince's Household to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Furukawa (file photo), chief official in charge of the Crown Prince's Household, will retire at the end of April, Imperial Household Agency sources said April 19. Furukawa, 70, a former Foreign Ministry official and ambassador to Ireland, became grand master of the household in January 1996.

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