TOKYO (AFP) – As an expectant Britain gets royal baby fever and readies to welcome a future monarch -- male or female -- the young boy who carries the destiny of Japan's ancient imperial family lives ...

Naruhito's grandfather, Hirohito, known posthumously as the Emperor Showa, was treated as a god but renounced his divine ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Emperor Naruhito at Tokyos Imperial Palace on Monday, marking their first encounter ...

When British Royals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry started an Instagram account last month, they broke a world record by gaining a million followers in less than six hours. This week in Japan, a new ...

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 ...

Reporting from TokyoReporting from Tokyo — On Tuesday, Japan’s 85-year-old Emperor Akihito was scheduled to end his reign and hand the seat of the longest-running monarchy in the world to his son, ...

A meeting with the country’s emperor, though short on pomp, aims to warm up the president at the start of his visit.

DEATH through overwork is considered to be such a feature of the workplace in Japan that there is a word for it: karoshi. For the Japanese emperor, karoshi, or at least death in service, has to date ...

The role of Japan’s emperors has changed dramatically over time. Traditionally, the emperor is the high priest of Shinto, Japan’s indigenous religion. According to Shinto mythology, all Japanese ...

Hayama, Japan, July 14 (efe_epa).Hayama, Japan, July 14 (efe_epa). — Japanese Emperor Akihito’s possible abdication has put the focus on key issues for the future of the Japanese dynasty such as the ...

When Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his plans to retire last summer following a bout of ill health, he faced a major logistical barrier: The Imperial Household Law, which governs Japan’s royal ...