Japan’s conservative government wants to keep the royal succession male-only ... His other interests lie in growing tomatoes and rice on the palace compound. Because Japanese royals have ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japan’s Prince Hisahito speaks at his ...

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to Japan’s throne, held his first news conference on Monday, vowing to take his royal duties ... of-age palace ceremony for ...

and hosted royal ceremonies, has been returned from Japan. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) and the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation on Feb. 27 unveiled the relic, which is believed to ...

and hosted royal ceremonies, has been returned from Japan. The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) and the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation on Feb. 27 unveiled the relic, which is believed to ...

Female royal members who marry commoners lose their royal status ... Hisahito's father, Crown Prince Akishino, is an expert of chickens. Japan will hold a coming-of-age palace ceremony for Hisahito on ...

Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, told his first news conference Monday that he would strive to fulfill his royal ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, accompanied by Empress Masako, right, waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on his 65th birthday, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades in Japan. It was a significant development for a family that has ruled for ...