Imperial Family
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Princess Kako Departs from Narita Airport for 1st Official Visit to Brazil; Trip to Mark 130 Years of Diplomatic Relations
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, departed fro...
June 4, 2025
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Japan’s Ruling, Opposition Parties to Delay Compiling Plan on Imperial Succession; General Agreement on Female Imperial Family Members Keeping Status
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan a...
June 4, 2025
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Princess Kako’s Brazil Visit to Shed Light on Emigrants, Including Dark Period of Persecution Around World War II
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, will visit B...
June 3, 2025
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Mako Komuro Has Given Birth to Her 1st Child, Imperial Household Agency Announces
Mako Komuro, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, has given birt...
May 30, 2025
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Crown Prince, Crown Princess Attend Ceremony for Unidentified War Dead; 368 More Remains Enshrined
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko were among attendees at a ceremony honoring unident...
May 27, 2025
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Emperor Attends Tree Planting Ceremony, Stresses Need to Protect Forests
The Emperor attended a national tree-planting festival in Saitama Prefecture, on Sunday, where he...
May 25, 2025
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Princess Aiko May Visit Laos in November; Her First Official Visit Abroad
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, may make an official visit to Laos in Nov...
May 23, 2025
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Princess Aiko Visits Reopened Businesses in Quake-Stricken Ishikawa Town, Speaks to Business Owners
SHIKA, Ishikawa — Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, on Monday visited a sup...
May 19, 2025
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Princess Aiko Travels to Quake-Hit Noto Peninsula; Emperor’s Daughter Makes First Visit to Disaster Area (Update 1)
KANAZAWA — Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, arrived at JR Kanazawa Station...
May 18, 2025
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Women in the Reiwa Era Imperial Family / Princesses Share Father’s Ways of Thinking, Continue Legacies
Princess Akiko, Princess Yoko and Princess Tsuguko, the great-granddaughters of Emperor Taisho, h...
May 17, 2025
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Yomiuri Proposal on Imperial Succession Stimulates Debate; Political Parties Express Praise, But Also Caution
The government and political parties said that The Yomiuri Shimbun’s proposal announced Thursday ...
May 16, 2025
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Yomiuri Shimbun Proposals for Stable Imperial Succession
Crown Prince Akishino’s only son, Prince Hisahito, is the youngest heir to the Imperial throne. P...
May 16, 2025
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Yomiuri Proposals Tackle Imperial Succession Issue; Status of Women in Imperial Family Should Be Elevated
The shrinking number of Imperial family members is a grave problem. As things stand, only three m...
May 15, 2025
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Women in the Reiwa Era Imperial Family / Princess Kako Assumes Larger Role, Following in Footsteps of Japan’s Royal Women
This is the second installment in a three-part series about what roles women born into the Imperi...
May 15, 2025
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Women in the Reiwa Era Imperial Family / Princess Aiko Learning by Watching Emperor, Empress Fulfill Their Duties
With the number of Imperial family members decreasing, the ruling and opposition parties have bee...
May 14, 2025
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