Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Saturday departed for Britain with Empress Masako, embarking on the first state visit to the country by a sitting emperor since his father Akihito's in 1998.The couple, bound for London, left Tokyo's Haneda airport in a government plane in the morning. The official goodwill visit is their second overseas trip following a June 2023 visit to Indonesia after the emperor ascended the throne in May 2019.During the weeklong tour, they will attend a luncheon with the royal family and a state banquet hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace on Tuesda…READ FULL ARTICLE
