Crown Prince Fumihito signaled that he wishes the issue of succession was handled in less clinical fashion as any change will impact the imperial family members “who are real live humans.” The ...

Crown Prince Fumihito, who turned 57 on Nov. 30, expressed support for information from the imperial family to be disseminated in a more timely and open manner to the public, possibly even on ...

The other successors are his 59-year-old father, Crown Prince Fumihito, and the emperor’s 89-year-old uncle, Prince Hitachi.

Japan’s Prince Hisahito graduated from the Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba on March 18.Reporter / ...

Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko, 58, have 18-year-old Prince Hisahito, who is second-in-line to the Chrysanthemum Throne and two daughters -- former Princess Mako, 33, who ...

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visited the World Expo 2025 venue in Osaka on March 12.The Crown Prince ...

Dr Fumihito (Fumi) Gotoh specialises in Japanese and East Asian Politics and International Political Economy with a focus on comparative capitalisms (particularly between Anglo-American countries, ...

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko attend a memorial service in Tokyo on March 10, 2025, as the Japanese capital marks the 80th anniversary of U.S. air raids that killed an ...