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 ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, will not ascend the throne because she is female (Archive video) Naruhito's brother Prince Fumihito will be next in line to the ...

Emperor Naruhito entered his fifth year of being on the throne on May 1 with almost all his public duties returning to in-person appearances as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down. He is exploring ...

Traditionally, women have been viewed as the child-rearers in Japanese society while fathers were expected to act as breadwinners, but Naruhito “has bucked tradition and advocated for a hands-on ...

Emperor Naruhito leads Japan into a new era Emperor Akihito's human touch Empress Masako: A private with public life Your questions on Japan's emperors answered But his son Akihito, who abdicated ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a ceremony service in Kobe City, along with officials and families of some of the victims. Local high school students tended to an altar ...