Japan's Empress Michiko visited Tokyo's Mori Art Museum yesterday.

The empress viewed about 300 items at the Le Corbusier exhibition, spending about an hour admiring paintings, furniture and models of the Swiss-born artist's architectural work.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have revealed their secret wishes to have more time to take long walks and to be invisible. In a rare candid moment, the royal couple spoke openly with reporters at a news conference on Monday, ahead of their trip to the Baltic States, Britain and Sweden.

The emperor, 70, who is an eager scientist, said: "There is nothing that comes to mind that I would like to hide my status to do."

Japan's young Prince Hisahito enjoyed a visit to the royal farm on Thursday.

The six-month-old royal arrived at his family's Takanezawa farm, north of Tokyo, with his mother Princess Kiko and older sisters Princesses Mako and Kako.

Japan's Empress Michiko should reduce her royal duties for the sake of her health.

The Imperial Household Agency has said that the empress and her husband Emperor Akihito should be allowed to cut down on their official engagements. The decision comes after it was revealed that Michiko was suffering from symptoms linked to psychological stress.

Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met their new grandson for the first time on Sunday.

The couple got their first glimpse of the baby - the first male heir born into the Imperial Family in over 40 years - just a day after they returned from an official trip to Hokkaido.

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Masako are planning to spend summer holidays in the Netherlands.

The royal couple are set to enjoy a two-week stay in the European city in August with their daughter Aiko.