The Imperial Household embraces the digital era with a revamped website featuring immersive views of the Imperial Palace and ...

Marines and their families came together at the State House on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the historic ...

Being a woman born into the country's Imperial House isn't an entirely enviable role; a Japanese princess can currently never be Empress and must lose her royal title if she chooses to wed a commoner.

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...

US President Donald Trump has stressed the importance of the Japan-US alliance in a statement marking the 80th anniversary of ...

Japan has hit back at a U.N. panel over its recommendation to revise the Imperial House Law by denying it access to the country's voluntary contributions to the Office of the U.N. High ...

In 2016, Japan harshly opposed a recommendation from the committee to amend the Imperial House Law that was included in a draft of the concluding observations of that year's review. The final ...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women made the recommendation in October last year, urging Japan to ensure gender equality in imperial succession. The Imperial House Law ...

A walking tour of the Kiso Valley offers glimpses of the golden age of Japan’s great printmakers.

TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.

Japan's decision to take countermeasures when its views are not accepted contradicts its diplomatic stance of valuing the ...