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Emperor Naruhito speaks to reporters on Thursday. He turned 65 on Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2025
Emperor turns 65, renewing wish for peace 80 years after end of WWII
At a news conference held at the Imperial Palace ahead of his 65th birthday, the emperor said he is grateful that Japan has been without war for 80 years.
Prince Hisahito heads to greet the Emperor and Empress on the occasion of his 18th birthday in Tokyo on Sep. 6.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2025
Japan's Prince Hisahito to hold first news conference on March 3
It is customary for Imperial Family members to hold a press conference when they reach the age of majority.
Prince Hisahito (center) visits Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, last week.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2025
Prince Hisahito obtains driver's license
Prince Hisahito is set to enter the University of Tsukuba in April.
IOC presidential candidate Morinari Watanabe speaks during a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jan 31, 2025
IOC presidential contenders make pitches to voters
They are vying to succeed Thomas Bach as arguably the most powerful person in global sports.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer
WORLD / Politics
Dec 17, 2024
Starmer’s China reset plans get undercut by royal access scandal
It has emerged in court documents that a Chinese man who acted as a business adviser to the Duke of York was banned from Britain on national security grounds in 2023.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew leave after Prince Philip's Thanksgiving Service at Westminster Abbey in March 2022. Revelations that a suspected Chinese spy became a confidant of Britain's Prince Andrew is renewing scrutiny of King Charles' disgraced brother.
WORLD
Dec 15, 2024
Latest scandal raises fresh questions about U.K.'s Prince Andrew
The latest scandal erupted on Thursday after judges upheld a government ban on the Chinese businessman, identified only as H6, from entering Britain.
Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is currently a third-year student at the University of Tsukuba’s affiliated high school.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2024
Prince Hisahito to enroll at University of Tsukuba
The 18-year-old, who is a student at the university’s affiliated high school, secured admission through a recommendation-based exam.
Crown Prince Akishino gives a speech at an event in Istanbul on Thursday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2024
Japan's crown prince and crown princess return from visit to Turkey
On Thursday, the couple attended a ceremony in Istanbul to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Turkey.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pose for a commemorative photo with Turkish government officials and performers after watching performances at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2024
Crown prince and crown princess mark Japan-Turkey diplomatic ties
The pair attended a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Crown Prince Akishino holds a news conference Monday in Tokyo ahead of his 59th birthday on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2024
Crown Prince Akishino turns 59
At a news conference held in advance at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, the Crown Prince declined to comment on the Imperial Family system.
Prince Hisahito observes in July narrow leaf cattail that he had planted at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2024
Japan's Prince Hisahito turns 18
Having reached the age of adulthood, the prince says he wants to deepen his learning and grow.
Prince Hisahito (right) visits a biotope at Tamagawa University in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, along with his father Crown Prince Akishino (center) in April.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2024
Prince Hisahito to stay off palace events until next spring
The prince's coming-of-age ceremony will be held after his graduation from the University of Tsukuba's high school in March next year.
Emperor Naruhito (left) meets with Luxembourg's Crown Prince Guillaume at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2024
Emperor Naruhito meets with Luxembourg's crown prince
At the meeting the Emperor expressed his gratitude for the sympathy from Grand Duke of Luxembourg Henri for people and areas affected by the Noto quake.
Representatives of the ruling bloc and opposition parties meet in Tokyo on Friday to start discussions on possible relaxations of the imperial family's strict succession rules.
JAPAN
May 17, 2024
Lawmakers begin talks on Japan's dwindling imperial line
Japan currently has only one heir: Emperor Naruhito's 17-year-old nephew Prince Hisahito.
Prince Hisahito (center) holds a hornet's nest in the insect science laboratory of Tamagawa University in the Tokyo city of Machida on Saturday, as Crown Price Akishino (right) observes.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2024
Prince Hisahito visits Tamagawa University
Prince Hisahito visited Tamagawa University in the city of Machida in Tokyo with his father, Crown Prince Akishino.
People make their way through the rubble in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2024
Haiti’s hospitals survived cholera and COVID. Gangs are closing them.
Many hospitals in Haiti’s capital have been looted by gangs or abandoned by their staffs amid the violence.
Charred vehicles amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday
WORLD
Mar 10, 2024
Haiti capital a 'city under siege' amid spasm of gang violence
Criminal groups already control much of Port-au-Prince as well as roads leading to the rest of the Western hemisphere's poorest country.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2023
Japan's Princess Kako turns 29
The princess attended more events in the past year than before, reflecting the removal of COVID-19 pandemic-linked restrictions.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2023
LDP to create new team on imperial succession
Prince Hisahito, Crown Prince Akishino's 17-year-old son, is the only member of his generation currently eligible.
King Charles III coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on May 6
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2023
Charles III has been a very dull monarch, thank God
Defying expectations, King Charles III is popular. Losing the fervor or his years as prince and being dependable — even dull — has paid off.

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