Japanese Emperor Naruhito, center, and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace as Crown Princess Kiko, far left, Crown Prince Akishino, and Naruhito and Masako ...

With Japan's Imperial House Law lacking a provision on abdication by a reigning emperor and virtually allowing only posthumous succession, the government enacted a one-time law to allow Akihito's ...

Hisahito, who is set to become the emperor one day, is the nephew of Japanese Emperor Naruhito. Getty Images. The succession chart can get confusing: Naruhito is the emperor.

Key ceremonies in Japan's imperial succession. By Kiyoshi Takenaka. April 28, 2019 12:16 AM UTC Updated April 28, 2019. Item 1 of 4 FILE PHOTO : Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) makes ...

The Imperial House Law is a legal framework that regulates the Japanese imperial family, covering imperial succession, family membership, and official responsibilities.

The vast majority of Japan’s public supports changing the law to allow her to remain a royal and become emperor, but conservatives in the governing party insist on keeping male-only succession ...

TOKYO — 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.

Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions about the future under a male-only succession law. By The Associated ...

Key ceremonies in Japan's imperial succession. By Kiyoshi Takenaka. April 28, 2019 4:25 AM UTC Updated April 28, 2019. Item 1 of 3 People watch a large screen showing Japanese ...