Iwao Shoda, the brother of Japan's former Empress Michiko, died at 93, with the former empress entering a period of mourning ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, accompanied by Empress Masako, right, waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on his 65th birthday, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Kyodo News ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on the morning of February ...

Japan’s Prince Hisahito has spoken about his official duties at his debut news conference after reaching adulthood last year.

The emperor and empress are expected to make a one-day trip to the Pacific island, around 1,250 kilometers south of Tokyo, using a Self-Defense Forces aircraft, and pray for the war dead and lay ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, right, walk to welcome Italy's President Sergio Mattarella and his ...

Wright received an original request from Meiji Shrine to translate poems of Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and Empress Shoken (1850-1914) in 1964, when he was a student at Tokyo’s Keio University.