Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family are waving to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial ...

Video. Thousands gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako greeted them for the new ...

Japan's imperial family celebrates new year with traditional palace appearance Thousands gathered at the Imperial Palace in ...

In his speech, the emperor expressed concern for those still facing difficulties due to last year’s major natural disasters.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ...

The New Year's Greetings ceremony was held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday, the first day of 2026, with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako receiving greetings from Prime Minister Sanae ...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other Imperial Family members appeared before visitors from the general public for New Year's greetings at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Imperial Family ...

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THE emperor is generally treated with hushed reverence, but one man stripped away all decorum – quite literally – during a New Year's event, local media reported.

The emperor expressed sympathy over the damage caused to Kazakhstan by last year's floods in the Central Asian nation.

Tokyo is vast, vibrant, energetic and a foodie and shopaholic’s paradise in every sense of the word. It's also more ...

The imperial family will offer public New Year’s greetings on Jan. 2 for the first time in three years, the Imperial Household Agency announced. The family members will appear on a balcony of the ...