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Princess Aiko to make official visit to Singapore in November
Princess Aiko will visit Singapore from November 17 to 21 on an official trip approved by Japan’s cabinet.
Aiko is the eldest daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
The visit follows an invitation from Singapore’s president and comes in the year the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.
It will be Aiko’s second official visit abroad, after a trip to Laos in November 2025.
While in Singapore, she is expected to pay a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and attend a meal hosted by him.
The planned meetings are still being arranged, and the sources give no further details about the schedule.
Princess Aiko is scheduled to visit Singapore from November 17 to 21, 2026.
The visit was approved at a cabinet meeting on October 23.
Singapore’s president invited her as the countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.
The itinerary is being arranged to include a courtesy call on President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and a meal hosted by him.
It will be Princess Aiko’s second official visit abroad, following her visit to Laos in November 2025.
- Who
- Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of Japan’s Emperor and Empress.
- What
- She is scheduled to make an official visit to Singapore.
- When
- November 17 to 21, 2026.
- Where
- Singapore.
- Why
- Singapore’s president invited her as Japan and Singapore mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.
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Princess Aiko made her first official visit abroad, to Laos.
A cabinet meeting approved Princess Aiko’s planned visit to Singapore.
Princess Aiko is scheduled to visit Singapore.
- Visit dates
- November 17–21, 2026
- Approval date
- October 23, 2026
- Diplomatic anniversary
- 60 years of relations between Japan and Singapore
- President
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam
- Previous official visit abroad
- Laos, November 2025