Japan’s Emperor and Empress to attend Queen’s state funeral

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will travel to the UK to attend the Queen’s state funeral (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool/AP)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will travel to the UK to attend the Queen’s state funeral.

Chief Cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese government requested they accept the British royals’ invitation to attend, considering the close relations between the two countries’ royal families.