Tsutsumi served on the Board of the Crown Prince’s Household at the time. Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. The couple marked their 30th wedding anniversary on June 9.

Emperor Naruhito stood alongside his wife, Empress Masako, as he spoke at the Imperial Palace Japan's Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity", in his ...

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TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

Japan’s Emperor Akihito has marked the end of his three-decade reign with a ceremony in Tokyo as he prepares to abdicates in favour of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Akihito, 85, is the first ...

Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor. The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese ...

When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May 2019, after the abdication of his father, he vowed to bring the royal family into the modern age. Five years later ...

All countries of the world should engage in dialogue to overcome international differences, Emperor Naruhito said during a news conference held ahead of his 63rd birthday on Feb. 23. “I strongly ...

Emperor Naruhito makes first speech to public He wished for world peace and happiness for the people of Japan. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako appeared on the palace balcony at 10 am.

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...