Japan's Imperial Household Agency will launch its official YouTube channel next month to showcase the activities of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as well as other members of the imperial family.

a scandal seen as damaging to the imperial family. The couple opted not to have a public wedding ceremony and left Japan to live in the United States.

However, supporters of the law worry doing so will dilute the imperial lineage when a female member of the family has a child with a commoner, according to The Japan Times. That sort of thinking ...

(Photo: Kyodo/via REUTERS) TOKYO: Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to become emperor, is the imperial family's last hope for its long-term survival. Hisahito, who turned 18 last ...

Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The event’s theme th ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted Brazilian President Lula da Silva in Tokyo on Tuesday as part of the South American leader's four-day state visit to Japan. Lula was welcomed by ...