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. The ...

Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress ...

TOKYO - The Imperial Palace in Tokyo can now be visited without reservations, as more facilities related to the Imperial family, including the Kyoto Imperial Palace, are being opened to the public and ...

Experience Tokyo’s rare autumn foliage event as the Imperial Palace opens its hidden Inui-dori street for nine days, offering ...

Until Dec. 7, visitors can enter the 750-meter street from the Sakashita gate and exit through the Inui gate between 9 a.m.

The Imperial Palace in Tokyo opened its Inui Street to the public for fall foliage viewing on Saturday, allowing visitors to stroll among colorful maple trees until Dec 7. Around 500 people had ...

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito attends a ritual called Chokushi-Hakken-no-gi, a ceremony of dispatching Imperial Envoys to the Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine) and Mausolea of Emperor Jinmu and the 4 recent ...

Japan’s male-only imperial succession law prevents Princess Aiko from becoming emperor, sparking debate amid a shrinking ...

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, Japan's Emperor Naruhito wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus attends to formally open an extraordinary Diet session at the upper house of ...