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Prince Hisahito (center) holds a hornet's nest in the insect science laboratory of Tamagawa University in the Tokyo city of Machida on Saturday, as Crown Price Akishino (right) observes.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2024
Prince Hisahito visits Tamagawa University
Prince Hisahito visited Tamagawa University in the city of Machida in Tokyo with his father, Crown Prince Akishino.
People make their way through the rubble in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January.
WORLD
Mar 18, 2024
Haiti’s hospitals survived cholera and COVID. Gangs are closing them.
Many hospitals in Haiti’s capital have been looted by gangs or abandoned by their staffs amid the violence.
Charred vehicles amid escalating gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday
WORLD
Mar 10, 2024
Haiti capital a 'city under siege' amid spasm of gang violence
Criminal groups already control much of Port-au-Prince as well as roads leading to the rest of the Western hemisphere's poorest country.
Princess Kako speaks with Japanese Peruvians in Lima on Nov. 3 during an official visit to Peru.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2023
Japan's Princess Kako turns 29
The princess attended more events in the past year than before, reflecting the removal of COVID-19 pandemic-linked restrictions.
Crown Prince Akishino visits the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday on his 58th birthday.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 30, 2023
Crown Prince Akishino says review of official royal duties needed
The Japanese imperial family has been shrinking as female members are legally required to give up their royal status upon marrying commoners.
Prince Hisahito is the only male member of the imperial family eligible to ascend the throne in the generation after Emperor Naruhito and his younger brother, Crown Prince Akishino, who is the father of the 17-year-old prince.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2023
LDP to create new team on imperial succession
Prince Hisahito, Crown Prince Akishino's 17-year-old son, is the only member of his generation currently eligible.
Prince Hisahito visits the Imperial Palace on Sept. 6.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2023
Prince Hisahito tests positive for COVID-19
Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the imperial throne, has tested positive for COVID-19.
King Charles III coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey on May 6
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2023
Charles III has been a very dull monarch, thank God
Defying expectations, King Charles III is popular. Losing the fervor or his years as prince and being dependable — even dull — has paid off.
Prince Hisahito (left) with a researcher at the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2023
Japan's Prince Hisahito, second in line to throne, turns 17
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the number of subjects the prince is studying has increased, and his assignments have become more challenging.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attend the opening ceremony of the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka on July 14.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2023
Crown Princess Kiko tests positive for COVID-19
Her infection was confirmed in a test conducted after she developed a fever on Monday evening, according to the Imperial Household Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2023
Japanese crown prince and princess depart Japan for King Charles III coronation
After attending the coronation at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, the couple will leave Britain later the same day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023
Japan's crown prince and princess to attend British king's coronation
The trip from May 4 to 7 to Britain will be the couple's first official visit to the country and first time attending a foreign royal coronation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2023
Prince Hitachi, Emperor Naruhito's uncle, undergoes surgery
The 87-year-old prince was hospitalized at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in Tokyo after running a fever of around 38 Celsius.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2022
Princess Kako turns 28 as she takes on duties left by sister
Princess Kako took over as honorary president of the Japan Tennis Association and attended urban green infrastructure events that her sister used to attend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2022
Prince William's godmother apologizes to woman over racism incident
Susan Hussey quit her British royal family role after Ngozi Fulani, who was born in Britain, revealed she had repeatedly asked her 'what part of Africa are you from?'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 10, 2022
China's Xi promotes Mideast security and energy ties at Saudi summits
Chinese President Xi Jinping has touted close security and energy ties with Gulf nations during summits in Saudi Arabia that have highlighted tensions with Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022
Crown prince Akishino stresses need for accurate updates on imperial family
The Imperial Household Agency is considering increasing the number of staff involved in information dissemination and revamping its website to improve public relations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
As royals mourn death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Andrew makes awkward reappearance
The 62-year-old Duke of York stood out Monday as he walked behind the queen's coffin in Edinburgh, the only child of the late monarch in civilian dress.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022
Crown Princess Kiko turns 56, wishes for married daughter's happiness
Crown Princess Kiko turned 56 on Sunday as she wished for the happiness of her eldest daughter, former Princess Mako, who married commoner Kei Komuro in October last year and now lives in New York.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022
Prince Hisahito, second in line to Japanese throne, turns 16
The son of Crown Prince Akishino graduated from Ochanomizu University Junior High School in March and entered a high school attached to the University of Tsukuba, also in Tokyo, the following month.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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