Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne ... Tsutsumi said the couple exuded a palpable sense of affection for the child they were expecting. Around the time the preborn baby’s sex had ...

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 ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, will not ascend the throne because she is female (Archive video) Naruhito's brother Prince Fumihito will be next in line to the ...

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Traditionally, women have been viewed as the child-rearers in Japanese society while fathers were expected to act as breadwinners, but Naruhito “has bucked tradition and advocated for a hands-on ...

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 leads Japan into a new era Emperor Akihito's human touch Empress Masako: A private with public life Your questions on Japan's emperors answered But his son Akihito, who abdicated ...

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” — “long live ...

Kate Middleton is set to miss the Japan state visit. Buckingham Palace has released new details of Emperor Naruhito and ...