The Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita are expected to move back into the former Akasaka Imperial Residence in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in April, the Imperial Household Agency has announced.
The Imperial couple are now living temporarily in the Sento Imperial Residence in the Takanawa district in the ward.
The former Akasaka Imperial Residence was built in 1960 as a new home for them. The current Emperor and Empress lived there from 1994 to September last year.