Keith George and the Emperor of Japan met while both of them were studying at Oxford University's Merton College in 1983. Naruhito and George became close friends while the then-crown prince lived ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said he is praying for the happiness of people in Japan and the world in his first New Year's greetings in two years. The Emperor and other members of the Imperial family ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks to well-wishers ... Masako and other members of the imperial family, the 64-year-old emperor waved to thousands of well-wishers from behind the windows of a ...

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(Photo courtesy of Imperial Household Agency)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Emperor Naruhito ... with hope," the 64-year-old said in a statement. The emperor and Empress Masako visited the ...

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, from left, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and Princess Kako wave at well ...

central Japan, on New Year's Day of 2024, as well as typhoons and heavy rains in the past year, the emperor also said he was "heartened" to have seen people helping those in need. "I pray that the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan ...

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 ...