A Guide to the Japanese Royal Family Tree

Akihito, the eldest son of Emperor Hirohito (b. 1901, d. 1989) and Empress Nagako (b. 1903, d. 2000) is currently the longest ...
The Japan Times

Japan's imperial couple host tea party for British Prince Edward and wife

Earlier on Friday, Prince Edward and his wife met with Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko at their residence in ...
Nippon TV

New branch of Imperial family established as mother and daugther separate

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, the Imperial Household Agency head and others held an Imperial House Economy ...
Yahoo

Princess Yuriko — the Oldest Member of Japan’s Imperial Family — Dies at 101

Princess Yuriko Mikasa of Japan attends the ceremony of the 42nd National Convention for Aiiku Group Member in Minato Ward, Tokyo on April 20, 2010 Princess Yuriko of Japan, who was the oldest member ...
Los Angeles Times

Japan’s imperial family pays respects to Nagasaki victims 80 years after atomic bombing

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NAGASAKI, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family paid their respects Friday to the victims of the atomic ...
Military.comOpinion

Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater

Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated ...

Oil leaks from WWII Japan shipwreck in Micronesia, emergency declared

Oil has leaked from a Japanese ship sunk in Micronesia's Chuuk Lagoon during World War II, prompting a declaration of a state ...