In contrast to the excitement in London the week before, only a small crowd gathered outside the imperial palace to shout “Banzai!”‘ Japan seemed to be waiting. Would Akihito, the first heir ...

In December 1941, Imperial Japan opened the Pacific theater of World War Two with two acts of stunning shortsightedness. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the near-simultaneous invasion of the Malay ...

(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 ...

This in protest of the panel's recommendation to revise Japan’s male-only imperial succession law, the Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 29. Toshihiro Kitamura, press secretary at the Foreign ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have hosted the first banquet at the Imperial Palace in six years to welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests. Emperor ...

Notably, this marks the first major update since 2010, highlighting the contrast between Japan’s technological advancements and the traditions governing the Imperial Household. The Imperial ...

“Japan is at the end of its rope.” In 1947, after Japan’s defeat, all 11 houses were stripped of their membership in the imperial family and became commoners. He later traveled to the ...

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 ...

Visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Tuesday with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako as Japan hosts its first state guest in six years to underline the importance of its ties ...

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 ...

First Lady Janja Lula da Silva was also present when Lula had an audience with the imperial couple. The last foreign leader Japan hosted as a state guest was Donald Trump, then in his first term ...

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...