Japan's former Emperor Akihito visits palace for 1st time since March

Former Emperor Akihito visited a biology research institute inside the Imperial Palace on Thursday in his first return to the palace since moving to a temporary residence in Tokyo about two months ago, the Imperial Household Agency said.The former emperor has long conducted research at the institute on the goby fish and published academic papers.The visit was also the first outing by the 86-year-old since he and former Empress Michiko, 85, left their home of 26 years to move into the Takanawa Imperial Residence in Tokyo's Minato Ward.The former emperor, who abdicated on April 30 last year a…READ FULL ARTICLE