The Japanese government decided Wednesday to cancel court banquets to be held in April for Crown Prince Fumihito in celebration of his elevation to first in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, as the new coronavirus continues to spread.The crown prince was scheduled to hold the buffet-style banquets for some 750 international guests on April 21 after formally announcing his new status in a ceremony on April 19."We were left with no choice but to decide on the cancellation from the standpoint of containing the spread of the virus," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a meeting on imperial succes…READ FULL ARTICLE
