The Imperial Household Agency released photos of the imperial family’s beloved cats to media outlets on June 6. These pictures were the same ones Empress Masako had shown to the guests at the ...

These included the proposal to allow female members of the imperial family to start a new branch of the family, or “miyake.” The resolution urged the government to consider such issues and ...

is a highly-accomplished woman who has admitted her struggles with being in the limelight as an imperial family member. Educated at Harvard and Oxford, the 55-year-old empress is a former diplomat ...