Japan's Emperor Naruhito, PM Kishida may attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral -media

Japan’s national flag flies at half staff to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth at Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Emperor Naruhito plans to attend the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, while Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may also attend, Japanese media said.

It would be Naruhito's first overseas trip since acceding to the throne in May 2019. Empress Masako has also expressed a wish to attend, and the Japanese government is arranging their trip, NTV, TBS and other media said on Friday, citing government sources.