This image of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and their daughter Princess Aiko is as quirky as it gets on the family Instagram - Imperial Household Agency of Japan/Handout via Reuters As any avid ...

TOKYO — Three decades after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne, Emperor Akihito on Tuesday became Japan’s first monarch in more than two centuries to abdicate, passing the symbolic role to his ...

We’re pretty familiar with the lineage of several international royal families, including the British, the Spanish and the Danish …but what about the Japanese royal family? That’s why we did some ...

Opinion polls show broad support for Japan's Princess Aiko being allowed to rule - Copyright AFP Sajjad HUSSAIN Opinion polls show broad support for Japan's Princess ...

TOKYO — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along ...

TOKYOTOKYO — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial ...

Japan’s Princess Mako finally married her long-time commoner boyfriend Kei Komuro on Tuesday, ending uncertainty fueled by years of delay, controversy, and public scrutiny of their engagement. Local ...

It sounds unbelievable that Japan, the home of Toyota, Sony, Canon, Nintendo, Komatsu, and other technology giants is the world’s oldest monarchy, since around 600 BC. Though my name Iraki is common ...

TOKYO — Emperor Akihito has never seemed more human, nor the palace over which he reigns more open. As he recovered from a prostate cancer operation, doctors openly discussed details of his surgery, ...