Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito, is also the first royal to reach adulthood under the revised Civil Law, which lowered the age of majority from 20 to 18. Currently a third-year student at ...

Since they do not have a son, the throne will pass to Naruhito's nephew, Prince Hisahito, the son of Naruhito's brother, Fumihito. As a result, Fumihito is the Crown Prince. Here, see photos of ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

Naruhito only has three heirs: his younger brother and heir presumptive Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino (58); his 17-year-old nephew Prince Hisahito; and his paternal uncle Prince Hitachi (88).

The report warned about the possibility that the imperial family tree could wither away after the generation of Prince Hisahito, the 17-year-old nephew of Emperor Naruhito and the only young male ...