It took some digging but I found the dates that Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will be in Vancouver on their Canadian visit. They'll be here from July 12th to July14th, and if you know of any events/occasions they'll be attending please add to the comments of this post!
Unfortunately I couldn't dig up any funny photos of the emperor like those ones of Prince Charles from last week...
Some form of official word:
"The last leg of their trip to Canada will be Vancouver where they are going to stay from July 12 to July 14. During their visit, they will meet representatives of the Japanese-Canadian community who are supposed to highly anticipate the ‘once in a lifetime’ visit from the emperor. In fact, in meeting the emperor and talking to him so close, the “Nikkeis” (Japanese born outside Japan) who will welcome him in Canada are being given an opportunity that the vast majority of Japanese can only dream of."
