LONDON--Empress Masako visited Britain along with Emperor Naruhito to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey here on Sept. 19. It was her first visit to a foreign country ...

The Japanese empress continued a 155-year-old silk-harvesting tradition reserved for imperial consorts as the monarchy ...

Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the Japanese people and those impacted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. “I ...

The crown princess of Japan, who will become empress when her husband ascends to the throne in May, has battled stress-related issues for decades In a highly unusual move, Japan’s Crown Princess ...

In a gesture that blends international sophistication with the deep-rooted origins of the Yamato dynasty, Empress Masako of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of this ...

"Taking care of my health, I have tried to fulfill my public and private duties as much as possible this year," she said in a rare public statement Crown Princess Masako says she’s trying to recover ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naruhito and Masako have one child, Aiko, Princess Toshi (more commonly known as Princess Aiko), who was born in 2001. However, ...

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