The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious clan descended from the gods of Japanese mythology. The family is also ...

Japan's parliament will compile its view this year on revising a law to maintain the number of imperial family members, the ...

Discussions revolving around the imperial household system involving the two top officers of both Diet chambers as well as ...

The talks come amid concerns about the shrinking size of the imperial family. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. Along with frustration that the discussion on succession rules has stalled, there's a sense of urgency. Japan's shrinking ...

A new poll shows most Japanese support a woman taking the throne, even as the prime minister moves to preserve male-line ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she opposes changing the imperial family's male-only succession rules, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to address the issue of the monarchy's ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. Many people in Japan worry he could be the last. The elaborate palace rituals to formally recognize Hisahito as ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. As she turns 24 on Monday, her supporters want to change Japan's male-only succession law, which prohibits Aiko, the ...

Members of Japan's imperial family wave to well-wishers on Emperor Naruhito's 66th birthday, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Emperor Naruhito's daughter, Princess Aiko, has been sidelined by the royal ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. As she turns 24 on Monday, her supporters want to change Japan’s male-only succession law, which prohibits Aiko, the ...