LONDON--Empress Masako visited Britain along with Emperor Naruhito to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey here on Sept. 19. It was her first visit to a foreign country ...

Empress Masako, who marked her 61st birthday on Dec. 9, released a statement reflecting on the past year for her family, the Japanese people and those impacted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. “I ...

Empress Masako marked her 60th birthday on Dec. 9, saying she wants to move forward with new feelings. Masako responded in writing to questions from reporters about the milestone and expressed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naruhito and Masako have one child, Aiko, Princess Toshi (more commonly known as Princess Aiko), who was born in 2001. However, ...

Japanese Empress Masako said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, an organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was a key event of this year that ...

The crown princess of Japan, who will become empress when her husband ascends to the throne in May, has battled stress-related issues for decades In a highly unusual move, Japan’s Crown Princess ...

The empress of Japan has only held her title since May 2019, although she married into the royal family in 1993. And her involvement with the Japanese imperial household has not always been smooth.

The former attending obstetrician for Empress Masako when she was crown princess said he learned so many things from her and the future emperor when they were becoming parents to Princess Aiko. Osamu ...

Masako’s remarks came in a prepared statement released by the Imperial Household Agency ahead of her birthday. “I wish that she will grow up, step by step, by accumulating various experiences and ...

Empress Masako, born as the commoner Masako Owada, is a Japanese diplomat who married Crown Prince Naruhito in 1993, becoming Crown Princess and then Empress in May 2019. Masako's life story is ...