Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, visited the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum ...

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

The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

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 rule has prompted questions of succession within the ancient imperial family, with Emperor Naruhito's heir apparent just a few years younger than he is, and the only youthful member in line being ...

and the only youthful member in line being 18-year-old Prince Hisahito. Japan voluntarily gives between 20 to 30 million yen ($130,000 to $194,000) every year to the UN High Commissioner ...

Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family currently has only 16 members, including four men. The youngest male member of the imperial family, Prince Hisahito, is currently the last heir apparent, ...

Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations' women's rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule.

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 ...