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He also took them on a tour of Kyoto. Naruhito struck up a friendship with the couple when he studied at the University of Oxford for roughly two years from 1983. Naruhito was treated like a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is making an emotional statement! On Thursday, January 2, the Japanese Royal Family made an appearance on their balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where they ...

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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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial ...

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 ...