The former attending obstetrician for Empress Masako when she was crown princess said he learned so ... after the birth on the wisdom of allowing Japan to have female or matrilineal emperors.

Japan has the oldest continuing hereditary ... But the pressure on then Crown Princess Masako was evident as she disappeared from public view for more than a decade. In 2004, then Crown Prince ...

She added that the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami ... Australia when they were still crown prince and crown princess, recalled that Masako was able to interact with locals without the ...

After years of controversy, Japan’s Princess Mako will marry ... This excessive media coverage around the princess - whose father is Crown Prince Fumihito - and Mr Komuro's family over the ...

Empress Masako and Fumihito’s wife, Crown Princess Kiko, donned traditional court attire and hairstyles as well. About 350 guests from Japan and abroad were initially expected to be invited to ...

Critics argue that the UN panel’s call undermines Japan’s national identity, sparking a fierce debate on gender equality and ...

LONDON--Empress Masako visited Britain along with Emperor ... when she went to Tonga as crown princess. Her visit was hastily decided upon following the death of the queen on Sept.

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko will make an official ... They will make the visit on behalf of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako. The couple will depart on a government plane ...

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turned ... In the morning, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, as well as their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited the residence of Emperor Emeritus Akihito and ...

Ambassador of Japan to Kuwait Morino Yasunari affirmed the strong ties between Japan and Kuwait and the deep friendship that ...

to which Japan is a signatory. The reigning emperor, Naruhito, has one daughter, Princess Aiko, 22, with his wife Empress Masako. The line of succession also includes his brother, Crown Prince ...