Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the Japanese people and those impacted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.

This photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, shows Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace Small Hall in Tokyo Nov. 27, 2024, before the empress turned ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of ...

Arrangements are being made for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Hiroshima and other domestic war-related sites next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako says the Nobel Peace Prize for an organization of atomic bombing survivors was a key event that impressed her this year and reminded her of the importance of ...

This photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, shows Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace Small Hall in Tokyo Nov. 27, 2024, before the empress turned 61 ...