Empress Masako, born as the commoner Masako Owada ... The tiara, worn formerly first by her mother-in-law, Michiko, is encrusted with diamonds in swirling patterns that end in circles resembling ...

Empress Masako looks on as emperor Naruhito of Japan ... to marry the first in line to the throne (the first being her mother-in-law, Michiko). Speaking at a press conference after their wedding ...

The royal was accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, 61, and their daughter Princess ... Princess Aiko also opted for a similar colour to her mother, instead going for a patterned lilac gown ...

The Imperial Household Agency, responsible for the family's affairs, posted photos and videos showcasing Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako's public ... concerns over her mother-in-law's ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of ...

The mother cat, named Ningen ... with the emperor's family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Empress Masako showed some of the photos of cats to guests invited to an imperial ...

These pictures were the same ones Empress Masako had shown to the guests at ... Mii was found alongside his mother and three other kittens. The imperial family adopted Mii and the mother cat ...

The tiaras came out of the royal vault for the state banquet in honor of Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... the Queen Mother, was last publicly worn by Kate Middleton at the ...

Empress Masako's jewels at tonight's state banquet at Buckingham Palace did not disappoint. The Empress of Japan opted for the Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara for the occasion, her first time ever ...