Some shouted “banzai” — “long live” — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. “I feel for those who are still greatly suffering,” Naruhito said, referring to the quake in ...

A ripple of applause and waving of plastic flags from the crowd ... "I am grateful for what they have done for the Japanese people," said a lady wearing an exquisite spring kimono.

Some shouted “banzai” — “long live” — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. “I feel for those who are still greatly suffering,” Naruhito said, referring to the quake in ...

Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. “I feel for those who are still greatly suffering,” Naruhito said, referring to the quake in Ishikawa Prefecture that ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito waves with Empress Masako to well-wishers from the balcony during a public appearance for New Year's Day with his imperial families at Imperial Palace, Thursday, Jan. 2 ...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year's well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted "banzai" — "long live" — ...