Japanese monarchy
Japan Passes Landmark Bill For Emperor Akihito To Abdicate
Crown Prince Naruhito (3rd from left) is first in line to take the throne after his father abdicate Japan's parliament...
Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals
Japan passed a law Friday that allows 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down, setting the stage for its first...
Japan Clears Way For First Emperor Abdication In Over 200 Years
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would...
Japan Parliament Passes Emperor Abdication Law
Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also...
Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals
Japan is setting the stage for its first imperial abdication in two centuries after the government on Friday approved a...
Japan Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Emperor’s Abdication
The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...
Princess Mako To Lose Japan Royal Status By Marrying Commoner
A member of Japan’s royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner. The...
Princess To Lose Royal Status By Marrying Commoner
A member of Japan’s royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner. The...
Japanese Princess To Swap Status For Love
A member of Japan's royal family, Princess Mako, is to surrender her royal status by marrying a commoner. The...
Japan Princess’s Betrothal Highlights Male Royal Succession Woes
Emperor Akihito's granddaughter's upcoming engagement to her college sweetheart, a commoner, will cost the princess her...
Japan’s Crown Prince Hints At Readiness To Take Throne
Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has suggested he is ready to take on the duties of emperor from his father as the country...