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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Imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash
Japan 's imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year. The Imperial Household Agency identified the suspect as an employee in their 20s who was one of about 80 attendants assigned to the…


Palace fires employee for stealing cash from royal family
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

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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