Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram ... posted 60 photos and five videos showing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako’s public appearances over the past three months.

Princess Aiko, the daughter and only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... at Gakushuin University in Tokyo, majoring in Japanese language and literature. She has taken classes such ...

LONDON--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako landed at an ... where they both studied, and depart for Japan the following day.

Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... “I was able to feel new possibilities for ‘washi’ Japanese paper,” she said during a visit to a studio and store for ...

TOKYO, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Japan's service activity expanded for a second straight month in December, buoyed by solid demand and business expansion, a private-sector survey showed on Monday.

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