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Japan's imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

  • Japan's Imperial Palace fired an employee in their 20s on May 1, 2025, for stealing cash from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year.
  • The theft was uncovered after an internal investigation started in January 2025 due to a cash discrepancy noticed by an assistant manager in his 40s.
  • The employee admitted stealing 3.6 million yen, roughly $24,900, from November 2023 to late March 2025 and returned the money by mid-April.
  • Imperial Household Agency chief Yasuhiko Nishimura called the theft "unthinkable," apologized to the emperor and family, and pledged to tighten staff discipline.
  • The agency filed a criminal complaint, formally dismissed the employee, and acknowledged the theft as an unprecedented embarrassment for the royal household.
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Japan's imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

Japan’s Imperial palace says it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year.

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
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