Iwao Shoda, the brother of Japan's former Empress Michiko, died at 93, with the former empress entering a period of mourning ...

Empress Emerita Michiko celebrated her 87th birthday on Oct. 20 with sadness at the impending departure of Princess Mako, who will leave the imperial family after her marriage on Oct. 26 ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on the morning of February ...

Imperial Household Agency officials said Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko often reflect on their past exchanges with people they met overseas during their official visits, as well as in Japan.

Emperor Naruhito's parents, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, also visited Iwoto Island to mourn the war dead in 1994, the year before the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Other members of the Imperial family were in attendance. They included Empress Michiko; Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako; and Prince and Princess Akishino. About 300 other people ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L), accompanied by Empress Michiko, arrives June 28, 2005 at the Monument of the War Dead in the Mid-Pacific, to pay their respects to the Japanese soldiers who died in ...

The King and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Hajah Haminah, were greeted on arrival by Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, Crown Prince Naruhito and Prince and Princess Akishino here ...

Regarding his mother, the 90-year-old former Empress Michiko, who successfully underwent surgery for a broken right femur in October, the crown prince said "I think rehabilitation is hard work ...