Name: Imperial Guard Infantry 1st and 2nd Regiment MonumentLocation: Kitanomaru Park, Chiyoda-ku, TokyoDescription: A ...

An unpopular amendment to Japan’s Imperial House Law has reignited the debate over rules limiting the imperial succession to ...

The Japan Imperial Family continues to shrink; as of this writing, it only has 16 members. Yet, a new law passed in July 2026 is attempting to reverse this trend: Now, women in the family will not ...

IntroductionWhen looking back at the history of ancient Japan, the presence of an Empress standing beside the Emperor was ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: One of the most infantry-heavy armies of World War II was the Imperial Japanese Army. Although the country itself is today synonymous with innovation, the infantry ...

In the early 1900s, Japan gradually began modernizing its Imperial Army to keep up with the wartime advancements of other world powers like the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. One of the major ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, came of age last month as she turned 20. Despite her royal lineage, Aiko may never ascend to the throne. Japanese ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law on Friday by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking concern that the ...

Japan is facing renewed questions over the future of its imperial family as concerns grow that centuries-old succession laws are leaving the world's oldest hereditary monarchy with an increasingly ...

Japan’s parliament made minor changes to the Imperial House Law over the weekend but retained its ban on women serving as reigning emperors, despite polls showing broad public support for the idea.