At the tomb, Emperor Naruhito offered a tamagushi ritual offering and bowed deeply, as did Empress Masako after him.

The main funeral ceremony for Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of the Japanese imperial family and great-aunt of Emperor ...

The royals walked in a procession as they attended the funeral ceremony, where Shinto priests were pictured, at Toshimaoka Cemetery in Tokyo.

Japan on Tuesday held a funeral for the imperial family’s oldest member Princess Yuriko, who died at the age of 101. The ...

The wake for Princess Yuriko, who passed away on November 15 at age 101, was held starting at 6 p.m. on November 24 at ...

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko are set to embark on an official visit to Turkey commemorating the 100th ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited the residence of Princess Mikasa, who passed away on November 15 at the age of 101. Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko ...

The total includes about ¥202 million for the 'Renso-no-gi' main funeral ceremony to be held at the Toshimagaoka cemetery on ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako later visited the cemetery. Princess Yuriko of Mikasa, who died at age 101, was buried on ...

That leaves only three members who are eligible to succeed Emperor Naruhito: the emperor’s younger brother, Crown Prince Fumihito, 55; Fumihito's son, Prince Hisahito, 14; and Prince Hitachi ...

Akihito abdicated to his oldest son, Emperor Naruhito, in 2019 and is now emperor emeritus. (This article was written by Naotaka Fujita, senior staff writer, and Ryota Goto.) This article is part ...

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. As a driving ...