Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito arrives in L.A.
June 26, 2008 | 3:35
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Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, the 48-year-old heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the world's oldest monarchy, arrived in L.A. today for a two-day visit.
He is pictured touring the Japanese American National Museum this afternoon. In the background are stacks of suitcases carried by ethnic Japanese when they were forced into internment camps during World War II.
No stories about the visit, yet — we'll post some links as they come in. When the crown prince visited Brazil earlier this month, many news stories focused on the absence of his wife, Crown Princess Masako, who has been absent from the public eye for years.
—Veronique de Turenne
Photo by Reed Saxon / Associated Press
At first glance, I wondered if that was all the Prince's luggage. Bet he doesn't have to pay to check a second bag or fly in coach, even Business Class. HOW DID the prince fly over, and with how much luggage? Did his wife come? Bet they're not planning to follow the advice of other frequent flyers and have just one or two day to evening black outfits and shoes.
Posted by: jill | June 26, 2008 at 04:37 PM
The suitcase display visit was a bit off. I've worked with many Japanese over the past 15 years, been to Japan many times and am married to a Japanese immigrant, and from what I can tell, the last thing on a typical Japanese person's mind when traveling to the U.S. is dwelling on things like how to nurture an historical grudge. It's as if the prince's hosts were actually prodding him to take up their resentments - "hey, you're Japanese, why the hell aren't you po'd at the Man like the rest of us? Get down with the program Naru-sama."
Posted by: Chris | June 26, 2008 at 09:42 PM