Japanese tabloids make hay of royal family foibles (AP)

Friday, February 04th, 2011 /

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, Japan's Crown Princess Masako waves from a balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Emperor Akihito makes a public appearance marking his 77th birthday. In a country where old folks still remember when it was a serious crime to defame the imperial household, Japan's tabloid-style weekly magazines just can't print enough unflattering gossip on its royal family, and especially the women who marry into it. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)AP – The Japanese emperor is a quiet, studious type. The paragon of respectability. But, oh, what a family!


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Category: Asia  Tags: Family, foibles, Japanese, Royal, tabloids
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