Tsutsumi served on the Board of the Crown Prince’s Household ... t need to know,” Naruhito replied. Lengthy debate ensued after the birth on the wisdom of allowing Japan to have female or ...

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito ... Under Japan’s law, the monarch rules for life, but the parliament passed a law making a one-off exception for Akihito. His son Naruhito, 59, will be the ...

Emperor Naruhito ... according to the Japan Times. 'It would be difficult to pass on (official duties) if the number (of imperial family members) decreases,' the crown prince told journalists ...

Japan will enter a new era on May 1 when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the throne. He has learned much from his father and has been influenced by his thinking. The Crown Prince was born on ...

Dressed in traditional formal court dress reserved for the emperor, Emperor Naruhito performed the Rikkoshi-Senmei-no-Gi, or ceremony for proclamation of crown prince, for his brother. Naruhito ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 59th ... on the country's imperial household system. Japan's 1947 Imperial House Law requires female members ...