The Japanese imperial family is considered to be the world's oldest monarchy, with an unbroken line of male succession that can be traced back two millennia. Mythology, recognised by the Imperial ...

If only men are allowed to inherit the throne, then the monarchy does not represent all Japanese people. The concept of a monarchy is already considered archaic and outdated by many around the world.

The Japanese government on Wednesday announced countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that ...

When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum ... Five years later, the world's oldest continuing monarchy is grappling with a question as old as monarchy itself: succession.

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 ...

Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram ... respond to disinformation but concerns over how the world’s oldest monarchy can be friendly without losing its nobility or avoid blowups remain.

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality ...