Mako, who is the niece of Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left the royal family in 2021 when she married her former college classmate Kei Komuro, a commoner.

In March 2012, the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah visited Japan, where he had met with Emperor Akihito, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on ways of promoting ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Imperial Household Agency.

By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Imperial Household Agency ...

In 2001, shortly before Japan and South Korea co-hosted the FIFA World Cup, then-Emperor Akihito acknowledged the Korean link to his eighth-century forefather.

He lectures Akihito on government and economics, but feels that his primary responsibility is to train the young man to be an Emperor capable of “sharing the joy and sorrow of the people.” ...