Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo ...

Steve Lee Hayes carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested on suspicion of property ...

The closing of the U.S. busiest immigrant processing station, the crowning of a new emperor in Japan and the birthday of the “Godfather of Grunge.” ...

Japan’s Bakufu, or military government ... The Northern Court, created by Ashikaga Takauji in Kyoto, crowned a new emperor ...

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received ... The couple retired after Akihito abdicated in 2019 as their son, Emperor Naruhito, ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne and his wife, Masako ...

An extraordinary parliamentary session will likely begin on Nov. 28 to allow for deliberation on a supplementary budget ...

In a video that has racked up more than 10 million views on social media, the Emperor and Empress were spotted waving to members of the public as they made their way to the Shinkansen - the ...

Kunisaki, Oita Pref., Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited a facility to grow young fish in the city of Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan ...

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako held a tea ceremony for this year’s Order of Culture and Cultural Merit honorees Tuesday afternoon. The ceremony ...

The arrest of an American tourist for defacing a revered Tokyo shrine has highlighted a growing challenge for Japan, a ...