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Manga artist Yoshinori Kobayashi (right) holds a news conference in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward on Monday after filing a lawsuit arguing that the adoption system established under the revised Imperial House Law is unconstitutional.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Manga artist sues government over revised Imperial House Law
Yoshinori Kobayashi said limiting who is eligible to be adopted into the imperial family violates the Constitution.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako talk with students from the Kochi prefectural school for the visually impaired at a braille library in the city of Kochi on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 27, 2026
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet students at braille library in Kochi
The imperial couple also met with craftspeople who make traditional paper of the region, and saw an exhibition of art by people with disabilities.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako with other imperial family members walk down a hill to greet guests during the spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace's imperial garden in Tokyo in April.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2026
Revised Imperial House Law comes into effect, but challenges remain
The new law aims to address the declining number of imperial family members, but specific operational details remain undecided.
Empress Emerita Michiko and Emperor Emeritus Akihito pose for a photo prior to the Empress Emerita's 92nd birthday on Tuesday, at their residence in Tokyo earlier this month.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 20, 2026
Empress Emerita Michiko turns 92 while enjoying peaceful life
The Empress Emerita now takes shorter walks, but there is no major change in her overall health condition
Princess Aiko attends a national conference on disaster management in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2026
Princess Aiko attends disaster prevention forum in Tottori
This marks Princess Aiko’s first trip to Tottori and her second time attending the forum.
The emperor and empress speak with people affected by the Kumamoto earthquakes, on Wednesday at Ryuhoku Seibu Elementary School in the town of Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2026
Emperor and empress visit quake-hit Kumamoto Prefecture
As of Tuesday, the number of homes damaged by the quake stood at about 72,000, including some 9,700 that were destroyed or heavily damaged.
A house whose foundations were damaged by July's Kumamoto earthquake, in the city of Kumamoto on Aug. 17
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2026
Emperor and empress to visit quake-hit Kumamoto
The imperial couple will visit areas in the cities of Yatsushiro and Uki and the town of Hikawa, which were hit hard by the July 28 quake.
Crown Princess Kiko reads a book on Paraguay, which she visited in August with Crown Princess Akishino, earlier this month.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 11, 2026
Turning 60, Crown Princess Kiko shares thoughts on Imperial House Law and family
Crown Princess Kiko, the wife of Crown Prince Akishino, turned 60 on Friday.
Prince Hisahito (left) listens to an explanation of a reconstructed streetscape of Kusado Sengen, a medieval port town, at a museum in Hiroshima Prefecture in August.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2026
Prince Hisahito, second in line to throne, turns 20
The prince is a second-year student of the College of Biological Sciences in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba.
People queue to enter the Royal Palace chapel to pay their respects to late King Harald V in Oslo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2026
91AV原创 crown prince and crown princess to attend funeral for Norway king
The funeral will be held at Oslo Cathedral in the Norwegian capital on Wednesday.
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko greet well-wishers during the New Year's general public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2026
Emperor Emeritus Akihito’s funeral rite could be downsized, per his request
The 92-year-old has expressed his desire to have the impact of his funeral on people’s lives be as small as possible.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko are welcomed by officials upon returning from an official visit to Paraguay, at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2026
Crown prince and crown princess return from Paraguay
The trip marked Crown Prince Akishino’s first visit to the South American country in 20 years.
Princess Aiko attends the autumn garden party at the Akasaka Palace Imperial Garden in Tokyo in October 2024. She stands at the center of an imperial succession debate that turns on the male line.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 16, 2026
Two debates, one household: The politics of family in Japan
In the traditionalist reading, all 126 emperors descend from the first through fathers only, an unbroken mythical chain reaching back more than 2,600 years.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko are scheduled to visit Paraguay from Tuesday through Aug. 26 to mark the 90th anniversary of the first Japanese emigration to the country.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2026
Crown prince declines to discuss revised Imperial House Law
The crown prince became the first imperial family member to speak at a news conference since its enactment.
Prince Hisahito, the son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, lays flowers at a cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2026
Prince Hisahito offers flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims
This is the first time the prince has undertaken official duties outside Tokyo without being accompanied by other members of the Imperial Family.
Princess Aiko observes a traditional rite for the reconstruction of the Grand Shrines of Ise in Mie Prefecture on Saturday
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2026
Princess Aiko observes traditional rites at Mie’s Grand Shrines of Ise
Princess Aiko visited a facility where specially designated timber for the next reconstruction, set for 2033, is processed.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other royal family members attend the spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in April 2025.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 22, 2026
91AV原创 imperial succession and the invention of tradition
The historical record is clear: The absolute prohibition on female monarchs is not timeless. It is a surprisingly modern invention.
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit Paraguay to mark 90th anniversary of Japanese migration to the South American country.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2026
Japan crown prince and crown princess to visit Paraguay in August
The couple plan to meet with the Paraguayan president as well as Japanese immigrants living in the country and their descendants.
Crown Princess Kiko attends a charity concert supporting patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a government-designated intractable disease, and their families in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2026
Crown Princess Kiko attends charity concert
The concert was hosted by an association of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder patients, partly to help people deepen understanding of the disease.
Imperial family members attend the spring garden party in April. Under the revised imperial house law, female members of the imperial family will be able to remain within the institution after marriage.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2026
After years, Takaichi achieves Imperial House Law revision by force of numbers
The common male ancestor of the former 11 imperial family branches and the current emperor goes back about 600 years.
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Tomoka Nishiyama to become first woman to enter kishi shogi ranks
Shogi player Tomoka Nishiyama, who holds four women’s titles, speaks at a news conference about her decision to become a <i>kishi</i> in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Monday.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
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Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia&#039;s South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
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Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month&#039;s World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan&#039;s immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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