Japan’s only young imperial heir turns 18


Loving nature: Hisahito is pictured at a garden of the Akasaka imperial property residence in Tokyo. — AFP

THE nation got a new highly eligible bachelor yesterday as Prince Hisahito, the imperial family’s last hope for long-term survival unless the rules are changed to allow female succession, turned 18.

Although his formal coming-of-age ceremony has been pushed back to at least 2025 so he can finish school, according to the Imperial Household Agency, they released a video of him strolling in the woods, saying he is “extremely interested” in natural history.

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