Japan’s popular Princess Aiko has turned 23. She's taking on more official duties even as her future in the imperial family ...

Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, turns 23 as she takes on more official duties amidst uncertainty over her future in Japan's imperial family. Aiko must renounce her royal status if she ...

Empress Masako of Japan was treated to a majestic, horse-drawn carriage ride through central London as part of her and her husband Emperor Naruhito's official welcome to Britain during their state ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg ...

King Charles greeted his guests in Japanese as the emperor and empress of Japan were given the full splendour of a Buckingham Palace state banquet. He toasted the Emperor Naruhito and Empress ...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. && Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife Empress Masako plant a cherry tree during a visit to Merton College in Oxford, during their state ...

New Empress Masako is expected to be more visible in her new role Japan's new empress, Masako, is a highly-accomplished woman who has admitted her struggles with being in the limelight as an ...

Japan's political, social and economic systems were overhauled under what became known as the Meiji Restoration and the emperor became a symbol of this progress. Japan's Empress Masako was the ...