Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito is making an emotional statement!On Thursday, January 2, the Japanese Royal Family made an appearance on their balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo where they ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito waves with Empress Masako to well-wishers from the balcony during a public appearance for New Year's Day with his imperial families at Imperial Palace, Thursday, Jan. 2 ...

Last year, his appearance was cancelled at the last minute because of a devastating quake in the Noto Peninsula that killed ...

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

A: Emperor Naruhito begins activities early on New ... both houses of the Diet and the Supreme Court. Ambassadors to Japan and representatives of former court nobles' families' organizations ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday morning. (AP Video by Mayuko Ono) ...