Princess Aiko's 20th birthday ceremonies to be held mainly on Dec. 5

Ceremonies to mark the coming of age of Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who turns 20 on Dec. 1, will be held mainly on Dec. 5, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.Since Princess Aiko's birthday falls on a Wednesday, a weekday, the ceremonies were mostly put back to the following Sunday to avoid disrupting her classes at Gakushuin University in Tokyo, where she is currently studying Japanese literature.No banquet or similar type of gathering will be held due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the agency.On Dec. 5, Princess Aiko, who cannot …READ FULL ARTICLE