Aiko’s tiara is the one she borrowed from Sayako Kuroda, the emperor’s younger sister. According to the Imperial Household Agency, Naruhito, Masako and Aiko decided to pass up having a new ...

But Aiko won’t get a new tiara and will borrow one from Sayako Kuroda, the emperor’s younger sister, to wear at her ceremonies. According to the imperial family’s close aides, Aiko and her ...

She wore a white dress for the occasion, and a tiara borrowed from the Emperor’s younger sister, Kuroda Sayako. Japanese princesses typically receive their own when they turn 20, but the ...

Introduction of ‘different dimension’ easing Kuroda has overtaken Ichimada Hisato as the longest-serving head of the central bank. The 18th governor who served from 1946 to 1954, Ichimada, was ...

In his first year at the helm of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Haruhiko Kuroda has had a roller-coaster ride, trying to help the region grapple with the risks of a bird flu pandemic as it ...