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 ...

In 1986, he visited Japan with his wife, the late Princess Diana. Emperor Naruhito was prince at the time and welcomed the couple at the airport. He also took them on a tour of Kyoto. Naruhito ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is making an emotional statement! On Thursday, January 2, the Japanese Royal Family made an appearance on their balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where they ...

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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 ...

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the anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the anniversary of Japan's surrender. He was the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in around 200 years, succeeded by his eldest ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko did not attend the celebrations because the princess is unwell. The Imperial Household Agency says the health of the Emperor ...