TOKYO -- Around two-thirds of people in Japan have an interest in the Imperial Family, while 70% favor allowing women to inherit the throne, the results of a Mainichi Shimbun national survey ...

THE shrinking number of Japan’s imperial family members is a grave problem for the country. As things stand, only three members are eligible to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne, and unease ...

The Imperial Couple's daughter Princess Aiko joined the conversation after dinner. Japan's Imperial Family has long-standing friendships with various royal families around the world. Since this ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan 's Imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year.

Japan 's imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year. The Imperial Household ...

Japanese mourned universally last week the death of Field Marshal Viscount Kageakira Kawamura, 76, whose life exactly spanned the modern Imperial Era of Japan. At his birth (1850) the last Shogun ...

A person walks past the One-Pillar Torii Gate at Sannō Shrine, the only gate remaining of four gates after the 1945 atomic ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency says it has dismissed an aide to the Emperor's family for stealing 3.6 million yen, or about 25,000 dollars, from an account for the family's living expenses.

Japan’s Imperial Palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year. The Imperial ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress ... More than 200,000 people were killed. The Imperial Household Agency says Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko will begin their two-day trip to ...