Japan's Prince Hisahito marked a major milestone on Friday as the Japanese royal turned 18, however, celebrations for the event have been delayed – here's why ...

The Japanese Imperial Royal family is headed by Naruhito-- the emperor, and apart from him there are only three other male members of their 17-members family. Of which, Prince Hisahito recently ...

Prince Hisahito, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, has been accused of plagiarism concerning an award-winning essay about his trip to the Ogasawara islands. The Imperial Household Agency ...

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 is the only heir of his generation in the Japanese imperial family as the Imperial House Law states that only males with male lineal descent from emperors can ascend the Chrysanthemum ...

Prince Hisahito, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, graduated from junior high school on March 17, saying he had found the past three years “fulfilling.” Hisahito, 15, arrived in ...

The wedding of Japanese Princess Ayako to the commoner ... and Prince Akishino's son Prince Hisahito. When Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor next year, his brother, Prince Akishino, will ...

But Japanese law requires her to renounce her ... The youngest male member of the imperial family, Prince Hisahito — Aiko's 18-year-old cousin — is currently the last heir apparent, posing ...

The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese emperor in more than ... These plans stalled after the birth of her cousin Prince Hisahito in 2006, however, with the presence ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers an address on behalf of the Japanese people ... Crown Prince Akishino; the Crown Prince's 13-year-old son, Prince Hisahito; and the Emperor Emeritus's 83 ...