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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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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The Danish palace revealed this new family portrait on New Year's Eve. Picture: Instagram. “So we fight on. But fortunately we are not fighting alone.” On Christmas Eve, the Danish royal ...

Sometimes it’s a tango; sometimes it’s a tangle. Both are represented in this collection of 25 portraits. We asked photographers and journalists to share their recollections from some of the ...

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 ...

Ghanaian photojournalist Paul Ninson was thrilled — and surprised. When he came to New York to study photography five years ago, he found a trove of images of life in Africa, past and present ...

A collection of ten digital portraits of famous thespians—including Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Harriet Walter—are on view at the Red Eight Gallery in London Julia Binswanger Daily ...