Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata recently recalled former President JR Jayawardene’s 1951 speech at the San Francisco Peace ...

The society’s current president (as of November 2024) is Princess Akiko. Prince Mikasa (Takahito), the younger brother of Emperor Shōwa, was a scholar of Middle Eastern history with a special ...

When the idea emerged to establish the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology (JIAA) as an institution affiliated with the Tokyo-based center, Prince Mikasa’s eldest son Prince Tomohito, who died ...

Following a wake on Sunday and Monday, the Shinto ritual, called Renso-no-Gi, took place at the Toshimagaoka Cemetery for the imperial family in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, with her granddaughter Princess ...

Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, fourth left, with Crown Prince Akishino, from left, Crown Princess Kiko, Princess Kako, Princess Nobuko of Mikasa and Princess Akiko of Mikasa in 2023 (AP) The government is ...

Princess Nobuko of Mikasa and Princess Akiko of Mikasa in 2023 (AP) The government is debating how to keep succession stable without relying on women. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, visiting South ...