According to some sources, the imperial couple is planning a future trip to Belgium and the Netherlands in June.

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 ...

TOKYO – Japan's Crown Princess Masako has left for her first official overseas trip since she became ill a decade ago. Masako left Sunday to accompany her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, on a six-day ...

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 ...

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Empress Masako, a talented economist who became only the third commoner to marry into the royal family, has long been seen as Japan's 'reluctant royal'. Although she has stepped up her role since her ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...