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Japan's Princess Mako and her fiance Kei Komuro look at each other during a press conference at Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo, on Sept. 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool, File)

Japan’s palace confirms former princess Mako has first baby

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has given birth to her first child. The Imperial Household Agency said both the mother and child are in good health, but did not disclose the baby’s date of birth or gender.
 
Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko greet well-wishers through a bullet-proof glass from a balcony during their New Year's public appearance at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Jan. 2, 2023. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan’s retired former emperor is to be hospitalized for heart tests, Japanese media say

 
Imperial Household Agency building is seen in Tokyo, Dec. 29, 2023. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

 
Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shows Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku, a red-and-blue creature that symbolizes cell and water, as he speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (Nicolas Datiche/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese leader says he hopes Osaka expo will help reunite a divided world

 
In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, Japan's Prince Hisahito speaks at his first press conference at the Imperial Palace Monday, March 3, 2025, in Tokyo. (Imperial Household Agency via AP)

Japan’s 18-year-old Prince Hisahito says he’ll balance royal duties and university studies

 

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Japan’s emperor marks his 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII to the young

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to efforts to promote the understanding of history and the determination for peace as the world this year observes the 80th anniversary of the war’s end.
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Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, from left, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and Princess Kako wave at well-wishers during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year’s

 
This photo taken on Dec. 11, 2024 by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan and released on Dec. 23, 2024 shows Japan's former emperor Akihito, left, and former empress Michiko as they pose for photos at their residence in Tokyo. Former Emperor Akihito turns 91 on Dec. 23. (Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP)

Japan’s former Emperor Akihito marks his 91st birthday

 
FILE - Japan's Princess Aiko greets the guests during a spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace imperial garden in Tokyo, on April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turns 23 with her future as a royal in doubt

 
FILE - Britain's King Charles III, left and Japans Emperor Naruhito ride in a one carriage during the ceremonial welcome for the State Visit to Britain of the Emperor and Empress, in London, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Naruhito and the Empress Masako, who studied at Oxford a few years after her husband, wrapped up a weeklong trip to Britain on Friday. Their itinerary combined the glitter and ceremony of a state visit with four days of less formal events that gave the royal couple an opportunity to revisit their personal connections to Britain. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool, File)

Japanese emperor reconnects with the River Thames in state visit meant to bolster ties with UK

 
Japan's Emperor Naruhito speaks during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in advance of his visit to Britain, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Japan’s emperor says he looks forward to deepening ties with Britain’s royals during UK visit

 
The instagram page of Japan's Imperial Household Agency is seen on a mobile phone Monday, April 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan’s Imperial Family made an Instagram debut on Monday, with images of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako capturing moments of their official duties, an effort to shake off their cloistered image and reach out to the younger generations.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s royal family makes formal debut on Instagram as world’s oldest monarchy tries to draw youth

 
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, right, and Empress Masako visit the victims of the deadly Jan. 1 earthquakes, at a junior high school in Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Friday, March 22, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese emperor and empress visit towns hit by Jan. 1 quake and console thousands of homeless

 
Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left, Empress Masako, center, and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers, from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. Naruhito turns 64 on Friday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito mourns the deadly Noto quake in a solemn birthday speech

 
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2018, file photo, Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko, right, greet the guests during the autumn garden party at the Akasaka Palace imperial garden in Tokyo. Akihito abdicated in 2019 at the age of 85, citing age and declining health in his decision to hand over the throne to his son Emperor Naruhito. It was Japan's first abdication in two centuries. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Denmark’s queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that lately

 
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, second left, Crown Princess Kiko, left, and Vietnam's Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, center, pose for a group photo at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Minh Hoang)

Japanese crown prince begins Vietnam visit, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations

 
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko prepares to leave Haneda airport in Tokyo Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, is on his way to Vietnam on Wednesday to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese crown prince visits Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations

 
People form a human chain outside of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, demanding it scrap a controversial redevelopment of Tokyo’s beloved Jingu Gaien park area, part of whose land is owned by an independent sports promotion unit overseen by the ministry, in Tokyo, Japan.(AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

Protesters demand that Japan save 1000s of trees by revising a design plan for a popular Tokyo park

 
From left, Japan's Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito, Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana walk to attend a tree planting ceremony during their meeting at Bogor Palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, June 19, 2023. (Adi Weda/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s emperor meets with Indonesian president on his first official foreign trip as monarch