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Tsutsumi served on the Board of the Crown Prince’s Household at the time. Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2019. The couple marked their 30th wedding anniversary on June 9.

Emperor Naruhito stood alongside his wife, Empress Masako, as he spoke at the Imperial Palace Japan's Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity", in his ...

Japan’s Emperor Akihito has marked the end of his three-decade reign with a ceremony in Tokyo as he prepares to abdicates in favour of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Akihito, 85, is the first ...

In the five years since he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, Emperor Naruhito couldn't interact with the public directly for much of that time due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now ...

Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor. The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese ...

Emperor Naruhito marked his 61st birthday on Feb. 23 while expressing gratitude to the public for their upmost efforts to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Devoting more time to ...

Emperor Naruhito entered his fifth year of being on the throne on May 1 with almost all his public duties returning to in-person appearances as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down. He is exploring ...

All countries of the world should engage in dialogue to overcome international differences, Emperor Naruhito said during a news conference held ahead of his 63rd birthday on Feb. 23. “I strongly ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako celebrated 30 years of marriage on June 9 and reflected on their journey in a statement they released through the Imperial Household Agency. “We are deeply ...

A parade celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has been postponed in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis. The parade, which sees the emperor travel in an open-top car to "meet" the ...

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 ...