Princess Aiko of Japan, the much-loved daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, has made a milestone royal debut. The 23-year-old attended her first state banquet on 25 March, welcoming ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a state banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in six ...

It is an auspicious week for the Japanese imperial family, as Princess Tomohito of Mikasa celebrates her milestone 70th ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant. The Hearst Foundations has awarded ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally enthroned Japan's emperor in Britain on first official visit as head of state The pair are also to appear at the Chinkon no Oka memorial facility, built by the ...

The imperial couple hosted a state banquet for the president on March ... he had been advised by his aides not to touch the Japanese emperor. However, he admitted to having already hugged Naruhito ...

After some 3.1 million Japanese died in World War II, which they fought in the name of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, the country's postwar Constitution defined an emperor as ...

Tokyo, April 14 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito ... society and people. The Emperor and the guests then moved to the Homei-Den banquet hall, where the Emperor had amiable conversations ...

April 11 (UPI) --Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masakpo visited ... of thousands pay respects as body of Pope Francis lies in state April 23 (UPI) -- Mourners began filing past the open ...