Japan's imperial family to start YouTube account


Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. From Tuesday the royal family will also publish videos on YouTube, a spokesman at the Imperial Household Agency said. — Reuters

TOKYO: Japan's ancient imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said on March 28, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition-bound monarchy.

Last year the royals made their social media debut with an Instagram account which now has nearly two million followers.

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