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Many of the world's royal dynasties have stories just as captivating as those of the House of Windsor, as well as luxurious estates to match. From Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, head of the oldest ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

The remark by the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito appeared aimed at Diet ... ahead of his 59th birthday on Nov. 30. The Imperial House Law states that female imperial family members must ...

Masako, the wife of Emperor Naruhito, said she thought of the pain ... The 1947 Imperial House Law, which largely preserves conservative prewar family values, allows only males to take the throne ...

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 ...