In October, a UN committee said Japan should "guarantee the equality of women and men in the succession to the throne" in ...

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, attended the entrance ...

Hisahito is second in line to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne, only after his father, Crown Prince Akishino. Before Hisahito’s birthday last year, his father had been the last male to reach ...

Prince Hisahito, the Japanese imperial family's last hope for the monarchy's long-term survival -- unless succession rules change -- said marriage is not on his mind yet in his first press conference ...

TOKYO – Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, attended the entrance ceremony of the University of Tsukuba near Tokyo on April 5.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies ...

Japan's Prince Hisahito, nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured ahead of his high school graduation ceremony in Tokyo on March 18, 2025.