Hisahito, who is set to become the emperor one day, is the nephew of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. His father, Crown Prince Akishino, was the last male to reach adulthood in the family, in 1985.

Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Fumihito, turned 18 on Sept. 6, marking the first time in 39 years that a male member of the imperial family has reached adulthood. Hisahito, the nephew of ...

At a time when Japan is facing the problem of a fast-ageing and shrinking population, it seems the Japanese Royal family too is hit by it. The Japanese Imperial Royal family is headed by Naruhito ...

Tokyo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Crown Prince Akishino will visit Thailand on Feb. 26-28 to receive an honorary doctorate from Naresuan University, his 12th from a Thai university, the ...

11 with a statement expressing concern about the ongoing online criticism of her family and sharing her hopes for her only son, Prince Hisahito ... The Akishino family has faced ongoing online ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and their second daughter, Princess Kako, visited a flower exhibition in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Friday. The event ...