Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event that ...

Prince Hisahito, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has been admitted to the University of Tsukuba in Ibaraki Prefecture, the Imperial Household Agency announced on Dec. 11.

The Imperial Household Agency on Monday announced details of a New Year's greetings event by the imperial family, which will ...

Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidan­kyo, an organisation of survivors of the United States’ ...

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, will attend the ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday that the opinions ...

The empress said that thoughts of people affected by disasters, including the massive Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in ...

Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan. Personal Birth date: December 23, 1933 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Birth name: Tsugunomiya Akihito Father: Emperor Hirohito Mother: ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Empress Masako, on the occasion of her 61st birthday Monday, reflected on a year that included a ...

according to the Imperial Household Agency. But Japanese law requires her to renounce her royal status and leave the family if she marries outside the imperial family. The vast majority of Japan ...

according to the Imperial Household Agency. But Japanese law requires her to renounce her royal status and leave the family if she marries outside the imperial family. The vast majority of Japan ...