Royal News BlogBook fanned long love of Japan for noted scholar
The book mentioned in this article, The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, tells the epic story of an emperor’s son in 11th century Japan. Historian Donald Keene’s books, including Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-19, are also available at Amazon.com.
Below: Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako with their daughter, Princess Aiko. (Photo: REUTERS/Imperial Household Agency/Handout)
A Japanese chef thinks the emperor should “set a good example” by eating a poisonous fish.
From the ABC News website’s series on modern royalty:
‘Fairy tale’ keeps Japanese royals up at night
Here’s the Butlers Cafe website (in Japanese but with some pictures).
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