The former attending obstetrician for Empress Masako when she was crown princess said he learned so many things from her and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peace is on Empress Masako's mind as she celebrates turning 62 after a year of travel around Japan with her husband, Emperor ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The notoriously shy princess stepped out for an imperial banquet on Oct. 29 For many young girls, becoming a princess is a dream come true. But for Japan’s Crown Princess Masako, somewhere along the ...

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 ...