In hotspots like Kyoto you sometimes have to queue for the queues, but escaping the country’s overtourism problem couldn’t be simpler ...

When one thinks of Imperial Japan’s World War II fighter planes, the legendary Mitsubishi A6M Zero is undoubtedly the first to come to mind. The Zero was so famous that its name was generically ...

The Imperial Household embraces the digital era with a revamped website featuring immersive views of the Imperial Palace and ...

However, both students said they didn’t plan on following the royal family’s Instagram account. The Japanese imperial family’s social media debut comes 15 years after Britain’s royal ...

The Imperial Household Agency's Instagram account, launched in April last year primarily to share updates on Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako's official activities, has garnered significant ...

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.

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

Japan to Halt Funding for a UN Women's Rights Panel Over Call to End Male-Only Imperial Succession TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations ...

Only the sons of royal fathers can become emperor in Japan. The rule has prompted questions of succession within the ancient imperial family, with Emperor Naruhito's heir apparent just a few years ...

Answer: Yes. Female members of the imperial family are stripped of their royal status when they marry outside of the imperial family. Under the imperial house economy law, a lump sum payment will ...