Emperor Naruhito entered his fifth year of being on the throne on May 1 with almost all his public duties returning to in-person appearances as the COVID-19 pandemic winds down. He is exploring ...

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 ...

This combined photo shows Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

Emperor Naruhito of Japan made a poignant speech to families of victims of the deadly earthquake which struck the nation last month - as he and his family stepped out on the balcony of the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to ...

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 — “live long” — while others waved ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are likely to visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning Imperial couple, people familiar with ...

Emperor Naruhito, in his New Year's thoughts released through the Imperial Household Agency on Wednesday, expressed hope for world peace the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II is marked ...

A parade celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has been postponed in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis. The parade, which sees the emperor travel in an open-top car to "meet" the ...