Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and his wife to attend Norwegian king's funeral — The Japan Times
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit Norway to attend the funeral of King Harald V. The Japanese government approved the couple's three-day visit plan at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.
Ceremony in Oslo
The funeral will take place on Wednesday at Oslo Cathedral in Norway's capital. Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will depart from Tokyo's Haneda Airport on a government aircraft on Tuesday morning. Their return to Japan is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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The emperor's decision
As The Japan Times reports, the Norwegian royal family informed Emperor Naruhito about the funeral. The Japanese imperial family follows a tradition under which the emperor does not attend funerals. At the same time, Naruhito, who was crown prince at the time, attended the funeral of King Olav V in 1991. Olav V was the father of the late King Harald V, so the emperor decided to send Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko to the ceremony.
