KYODO AUG 15, 2016
Prince Akishino, the younger son of Emperor Akihito, will not visit Thailand this week as scheduled, the Imperial Household Agency announced Monday in the wake of a series of bomb blasts last week that left more than four people dead and more than 30 injured.
The prince was to pay a four-day visit to Thailand starting Thursday to receive an honorary degree of philosophy in biology from Mahasarakham University in the northeastern part of the country for his research into the Mekong giant catfish.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/15/national/prince-akishinos-thailand-visit-canceled-safety-concerns/#.V7Ju5k2LS1s 
Prince Akishino’s Thailand visit canceled over safety concerns
Prince Akishino, the younger son of Emperor Akihito, will not visit Thailand this week as scheduled, the Imperial Household Agency announced Monday in the wake of a series of bomb blasts last week that left more than four people dead and more than 30 injured.
The prince was to pay a four-day visit to Thailand starting Thursday to receive an honorary degree of philosophy in biology from Mahasarakham University in the northeastern part of the country for his research into the Mekong giant catfish.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/15/national/prince-akishinos-thailand-visit-canceled-safety-concerns/#.V7Ju5k2LS1s