Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, attended a naming and launching ceremony for an Arctic research ...

Emperor Naruhito's only male nephew will begin his Biology studies at the university. Prince Hisahito (18 years old), ...

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, ...

TOKYO — Japanese Prince Hisahito, who could well become emperor one day if the country's succession laws are not changed, ...

Hisahito is the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, 59 — the brother of Emperor Naruhito, 65 — and Crown Princess Kiko, 58. Naruhito’s daughter, Aiko, 23, cannot succeed her father under the ...

Per the 1947 Imperial House Law, only men can succeed to the throne, excluding Emperor Naruhito’s only daughter, 23-year-old Princess Aiko. Prince Hisahito turned 18 in September, and this week, he ...

He is also interested in studying ways to protect insect populations in urban areas, he told reporters. Hisahito’s older cousin, Princess Aiko is the only child of Naruhito and his wife Masako.

At the press conference, held at the Akasaka Estate in Tokyo to mark his coming of age, the 18-year-old shared his perspective on the emperor’s symbolic role, echoing the views of his grandfather, ...

Of the 16 current members, 11 are women, including his sister Princess Kako and Princess Aiko, Emperor Naruhito’s daughter. Concerns over the family’s future have sparked debate on revising ...

Naruhito's daughter, 23-year-old Aiko, is not eligible as Japanese law stipulates that only male members of the royal family can ascend the throne. Hisahito, who turned 18 last year, plans to ...

(Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP) Japanese Emperor Naruhito, third right, accompanied by Empress Masako, second right, their daughter Princess Aiko, right, Crown Prince Akishino, third left, ...