Imperial Palace Announces Date For Royal Wedding

JAPAN, TOKYO - OCTOBER 5: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) In this Handout Photo released by the Imperial Household Agency, Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) Empress Michiko (C) and their daughter Princess Sayako stand together as they listen to Imperial Household Agency grand steward reporting a message from the princess's fiance in a formal ceremony at Imperial Palace on October 5, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan. In the ritual named "Kokki no Gi" the princess, 36, and her fiance Yoshiki Kuroda, 40, a city employee, announced the date for their wedding ceremony for November 15. The date had already been informally set in May. (Photo by The Imperial Household Agency via Getty Images)