In a set of solemn ceremonies, Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favor of 59-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, also kicking off the new imperial “Reiwa” era - meaning “beautiful harmony ...

Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan has received H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the greet ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla will host Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan from 25 to 27 June at Buckingham Palace, at the request of the government. Prince William, and the Duke and ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito speaks to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2, 2025. Standing next to him is Empress Masako.

In 1986, he visited Japan with his wife, the late Princess Diana. Emperor Naruhito was prince at the time and welcomed the couple at the airport. He also took them on a tour of Kyoto. Naruhito ...

Poems written by imperial family members and guests were recited in a traditional style at the ceremony in the palace's Matsu ...

was absent because the prince, who turned 18 in September, has yet to perform a coming-of-age ritual. He separately gave New Year greetings to Naruhito and Masako at the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1.

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, from left, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and Princess Kako wave at well ...