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 ...

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PORTAGE, Mich. — Madness descended upon Portage on Saturday. Community members and notable mascots took part in the Portage Parks & Recreation's Mascot Madness at the Ice Rink at Millennium Park.

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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 ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to face up to Japan’s wartime history on their visit to Indonesia, a country Japan occupied for more than three years until its defeat in World War II in ...