Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, have launched an updated website amid its succession crisis.

Prince Hisahito, second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, graduated from junior high school on March 17, saying he had found the past three years “fulfilling.” Hisahito, 15, arrived in ...

Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Fumihito, turned 18 on Sept. 6, marking the first time in 39 years that a male member of the imperial family has reached adulthood. Hisahito, the nephew of ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the ...

Chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Thursday that a visit by a member of the UN Committee on the Elimination of ...

It would be the desire of many of the people to maintain the Imperial family into the future. It is important to consider the ...

The youngest male member of the imperial family, Prince Hisahito, is currently the last heir apparent, raising a concern for the system. Still, the conservative government is looking for a way to ...