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NASU, Tochigi Prefecture--For the first time in four years, Emperor Naruhito and his family arrived at an imperial villa here on Aug. 21 for a summer retreat. Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess ...

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 ...

When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May 2019, after the abdication of his father, he vowed to bring the royal family into the modern age. Five years later ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a ceremony service in Kobe City, along with officials and families of some of the victims. Local high school students tended to an altar ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...