TOKYO – Japanese Emperor Akihito's video message this week, though subtle, suggested that he wishes to abdicate, and the attention now goes to his elder son, the first in line to Japan's Chrysanthemum ...

FILE - In this April 30, 2013, file photo, Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako arrive at the Nieuwe Kerk or New Church in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for the inauguration of King ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, an ultraconservative, has opposed reforming the system that bars women from the throne despite ...

Peace is on Empress Masako's mind as she celebrates turning 62 after a year of travel around Japan with her husband, Emperor ...

The succession law limiting ruling rights to men was implemented in 1889 under the prewar Constitution, according to AP News.

TOKYO, Japan — Pope Francis met Monday with Emperor Naruhito of Japan. It was the first meeting of the two less than two weeks since Emperor Naruhito completed the rituals that made him the newest ...

TOKYO – The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Japan (all times local): 9:40 a.m. President Donald Trump and Japan's Emperor Naruhito walked along a red carpet in the courtyard of the ...

Japan's Empress Masako marked her 62nd birthday on Tuesday by reflecting on the importance of peace after a year that ...

FILE - In this June 9, 1993, file photo, then Crown Prince Naruhito, left, and Crown Princess Masako wave during their wedding parade in Tokyo. Japan is abuzz ahead of a ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 22, ...

Today, Japan's first enthronement ceremony in three decades took place. Representatives from nearly 200 countries, including members of many royal families, flew in to celebrate Emperor Naruhito's ...

TOKYO (AP) - Three booming cheers of "Banzai!" rang out Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Naruhito formally declared his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the nation's 126th emperor.

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito inherited the Imperial regalia of sword and jewel and seals as proof of his succession in his first official duty as emperor Wednesday, a day after his father abdicated.