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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, was on his way to Vietnam on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries ...

From left, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other ... Among other attendees were the empress, Crown Prince Fumihito, his wife Princess Kiko and members of the general public whose ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war. Emperor Naruhito visited the monument during his trip in 2007 when he was the crown prince.