People in Japan expressed sorrow Friday over the death of Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor Naruhito, who died at a Tokyo hospital aged 101. Tributes ...

Tokyo — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and ... Her death reduces Japan's rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, including four men, as the ...

The Japan-China relationship would greatly improve if the emperor visited China next year (1992), which marks the 20th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations. (Europe is expected ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this file photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japanese Prince Mikasa, right, and ...

Akihito and Michiko left the Fukiage Sento Palace in the Imperial Palace around 10 a.m. by car. Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko and Crown Prince Fumihito and their family saw them off.

The vast majority of Japan’s public supports changing the law to allow her to remain a royal and become emperor, but conservatives in the governing party insist on keeping male-only succession.

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan’s royal family and great-aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household Agency said. She had been ...

Princess Yuriko, the eldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at 101 due to pneumonia, reducing royal family numbers. Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s ...

It comes after Emperor Naruhito of Japan admitted his family is running out of heirs amid an ongoing crisis for the monarchy. Japan's strict laws of succession forbid women from ascending to the ...

In a competitive event in Yokohama, the Honda Freed minivan triumphed over Mazda's CX-80 SUV to secure the 2024-2025 Japan Car of the Year award. Meanwhile, the Mini Cooper was honoured with the ...

TOKYO — Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the imperial family remains in doubt. Aiko, the only child of Emperor ...

Are all luxury models European? Japanese vehicles are no slouches either Introducing three luxury models from Toyota When you ...