Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, finally got to wear a tiara--a borrowed one though--when she attended a ceremony Dec. 5 to her entry into adulthood.

the man who would become Emperor Naruhito was the eldest child of Akihito, then the Crown Prince of Japan, and his wife, Michiko. After his father ascended the throne, known as the Chrysanthemum ...

Mikasa and Yuriko were parents to five children, and Yuriko outlived her ... Prince Hisahito — the nephew of Emperor Naruhito — is the family’s last heir apparent, which poses a problem ...

Masako, a Harvard-educated former diplomat, has been struggling with adjustment disorder since 2003, soon after giving birth to Princess Aiko, the only child between her and Naruhito, following ...