When Emperor Akihito abdicates the throne, as he’s expected to next year, his son Crown Prince Nahurito will inherit. But Nahurito only has one child, a daughter: Princess Aiko. So when Nahurito ...

Akihito, 87, and Michiko, 86, got their jabs at their residence, the Sento Imperial Palace in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. Prince Hitachi and his wife, Princess Hanako, as well as Princess Nobuko ...

In November, Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died at the age of 101. Kako fondly recalls how nervous she was when she visited Yuriko’s residence to pay respects as an ...

Aiko will be the second member of the imperial family to work for the Red Cross following Princess Yoko, the second daughter of the late Prince Tomohito, a cousin of Emperor Emeritus Akihito.

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died on Nov. 15. She was 101. The princess died at 6:32 a.m. at St. Luke's International Hospital in ...

On his birthday, Akihito is scheduled to receive congratulations from Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Fumihito and his family. Other members of the imperial family ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 88 on Dec. 23, a milestone birthday, making him the longest living emperor in recorded history in Japan. The Imperial Household Agency says that he is healthy and ...

Michiko goes for a stroll in the garden with Akihito in the morning and late ... the period from when they were crown prince and crown princess to 1993 when they moved into the Imperial Palace.

Princess Ayako is the third and youngest daughter of the late Prince Takamado, a cousin of Emperor Akihito. Some 30 family members on both sides attended the wedding on Monday morning. Princess ...

His Imperial Highness Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko oversaw the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics which drew together 378 Para athletes from 21 countries. In total there were 144 medal events across nine ...