Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

LONDON--Britain’s King Charles will host Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his wife for a state visit later in June, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, providing details of the three-day trip in the ...

He also visited sightseeing spots in Kyoto. In 1986, he visited Japan with his wife, the late Princess Diana. Emperor Naruhito was prince at the time and welcomed the couple at the airport.

Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the Japanese people ... with Emperor Naruhito in March and April.

Princess Aiko, the daughter and only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... at Gakushuin University in Tokyo, majoring in Japanese language and literature. She has taken classes such ...

Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... “I was able to feel new possibilities for ‘washi’ Japanese paper,” she said during a visit to a studio and store for ...

Although Princess Aiko, Naruhito’s daughter ... Hajime Sebata, an associate professor of modern Japanese political history at Ryukoku University in Kyoto steeped in matters related to the ...

TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Japan's service activity expanded for a second straight month in December, buoyed by solid demand and business expansion, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

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