Into the tub went the Empire’s nameless, seven-day-old Crown Prince ... the Minister of the Imperial Household. Not until it had been so entered was word flashed to Japanese cruisers in Tokyo ...

He also attended graduate school in Japan, a first for a member of the Imperial family. On his 31st birthday, he officially became Crown Prince. At a ceremony, he said, "I'm aware of the ...

What kind of situation will they be in?" the crown prince said, while declining to comment on the country's imperial household system. Japan's 1947 Imperial House Law requires female members to ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial ...

The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

according to the Japan Times. 'It would be difficult to pass on (official duties) if the number (of imperial family members) decreases,' the crown prince told journalists in Tokyo. Indeed ...

Next morning, as the gates swung open, a crowd of 8,000 Japanese in holiday ... It took the Emperor’s children to give the monarchy back its common touch. Crown Prince Akihito married the ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government ...

The Japanese government says arrangements are underway for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in early ...