Japan's former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko on Thursday moved out of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, their home since 1993, in a first step toward swapping residences with the current emperor and his family.The couple will first stay at Hayama Imperial Villa in Kanagawa Prefecture and later move to the Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture while their belongings are moved to the Takanawa Imperial Residence, their temporary residence in Tokyo from March 31.Prior to moving, they donated to museums some of the roughly 4,000 gifts they received from foreign dignitaries before Em…READ FULL ARTICLE