Iwao Shoda, the brother of Japan's former Empress Michiko, died at 93, with the former empress entering a period of mourning ...

The Japanese empress was given an honorary degree as she toured Oxford University on the final day of a state visit to the UK. Empress Masako and Emperor Naruhito visited their former colleges ...

Japan’s Prince Hisahito has spoken about his official duties at his debut news conference after reaching adulthood last year.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would ...

Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met Tuesday with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his first daughter at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. They had ...

The fabric was assumed to be a product of Japan, partly because Empress Shoken was a keen promoter of the nation’s silk industry. Given its complexity, the dress’s fabric was likely woven ...

Empress Masako attended the Japanese Red Cross Society’s national convention in Tokyo on May 19 for the first time in three years. This was the empress's first solo official duty outside of the ...

The Meiji Shrine is a Shinto (Japan's original religion) shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. Japanese history credits Meiji for modernizing Japan by incorporating Western ...