Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the Japanese people and those impacted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of ...

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

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said he is praying for the happiness of people in Japan and the world in his first New Year's ...

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

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of ...