Latest Naruhito News

Japanese Princess Yuriko, wartime Emperor Hirohito's sister-in-law, dies at 101

Nov. 15, 2024 02:08 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. She was 101. Yuriko died Friday at a Tokyo hospital, the Imperial Household...

Japan's beloved former Empress Michiko marks her 90th birthday as she recovers from a broken leg

Oct. 20, 2024 01:43 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, officials said. Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese...

Japanese shrine that honors war dead, including convicted war criminals, is vandalized again

Aug. 19, 2024 04:08 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including convicted World War II war criminals, was vandalized again overnight Monday. “It is deplorable that an act seeking to denigrate the shrine’s dignity has happened again,” the shrine said in a...