TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted ... the rules of male-only succession in the imperial family. Under current law, she will leave the family, once she marries outside ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor ... Akihito, 88, stepped down in 2019 in the first abdication of a Japanese emperor for two centuries, saying he was not sure he was ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s 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 ...

In auspicious 1961 (like 1901, when the Emperor was born, it is “the Year of the Ox”), monarchy was enjoying a resurgence of popularity in Japan. Curtain Down. Ever since he told his people ...

According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

Japan is marking a historic moment as Emperor Akihito becomes the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries. The ceremonies started on Tuesday morning and culminated in Emperor Akihito's ...

A parade celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has been postponed in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis. The parade, which sees the emperor travel in an open-top car to "meet" the ...

From left, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the Imperial Family attend the annual Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan.

Under current law, she will leave the family ... After the emperor and his family members waved, the crowd broke into a solemn rendition of the national anthem. The emperor does not have political ...