It would be the desire of many of the people to maintain the Imperial family into the future. It is important to consider the ...

Chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday that a visit by a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of ...

Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s ...

Japan's centuries-old succession would be broken if that son, Hisahito, does not have a male child. The idea of letting women ascend the throne is popular with Japanese, but vehemently opposed by ...

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, will attend the University of Tsukuba from April, the Imperial Household Agency said Wednesday. The ...

Japan's Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, will attend the University of Tsukuba from April, a source at the Imperial Household Agency said ...

In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito turned 18 on Friday, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades. It is a significant development ...

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, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is enjoying his first year at high school, including playing badminton during club activities, as he turned 16 on Sept. 6, according to ...