abstract:The is a government agency of Japan in charge of the state matters concerning Japan's imperial family and also keeping the Privy Seal and the State Seal. In the 18 centuries before the Second World War, it was named the .
While the ImperialHouseholdAgency is studiously silent on this issue, officials are said to be intently studying cases and laws governing European dynasties.
The ImperialHouseholdAgency had asked that extra handrails be put into the hallways leading to the athletic field where Masako and her sister-in-law, Princess Kiko, were to attend the event.