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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, Naruhito will not become emperor of Japan until the stroke of midnight ... Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favor of 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, also kicking off the new imperial ...

the accession of Crown Prince Naruhito will usher in a new one. We will learn the name of the new era when it's announced on April 1. NHK spoke with an expert on Japan's Imperial system and the ...