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Cabinet approves new chief aide to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - The Cabinet on April 1 approved the appointment of Shingo Haketa (file photo), vice-grand steward, as head of the Imperial Household Agency, succeeding Toshio Yuasa.

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Cabinet approves new chief aide to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - The Cabinet on April 1 approved the appointment of Shingo Haketa (file photo), vice-grand steward, as head of the Imperial Household Agency, succeeding Toshio Yuasa. (Kyodo)

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New Imperial Household Agency chief Yamamoto at press conference

Shinichiro Yamamoto, the Imperial Household Agency's new Grand Steward, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2016. The former vice grand steward assumed the post at a time when full-fledged discussions on possible abdication by Emperor Akihito are expected to start. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Imperial Household Agency chief Yamamoto at press conference

Shinichiro Yamamoto, the Imperial Household Agency's new Grand Steward, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2016. The former vice grand steward assumed the post at a time when full-fledged discussions on possible abdication by Emperor Akihito are expected to start. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Imperial Household Agency grand steward to be succeeded by adjutancy

Undated photo shows Imperial Household Agency Vice Grand Steward Shinichiro Yamamoto. It was reported on Sept. 15, 2016, that the 66-year-old Yamamoto will replace Grand Steward Noriyuki Kazaoka, 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo