The Order of the Rising Sun recognises individuals who have made distinguished contributions to Japan and its people.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, who served as U.S. ambassador to Japan, are ...

The mass, hosted by the Apostolic Nunciature to Japan, was attended by about 1,000 people, including U.S. Ambassador to Japan ...

The hugely popular 23-year-old daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who is legally forbidden to inherit the ...

Crown Prince Fumihito of Akishino attended a memorial mass for Pope Francis on April 27.The mass was held at St. Mary's ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako met with visiting King Frederik X of Denmark in Tokyo on April 25.The three had ...

Emperor Naruhito visited Gakushuin University on April 27 to attend a special lecture.Princess Akiko gave a keynote ...

Mourning of the late Pope Francis continued in Japan on Monday, with people paying their respects in front of a ...

Crown Prince Akishino, representing Emperor Naruhito, prepares to place a flower on a table installed near a portrait of the late Pope Francis at a memorial Mass at St Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo on ...

Peter Landers is The Wall Street Journal's Asia business, finance and economics editor, based in Singapore. He previously served as Tokyo bureau chief for a decade.

However, out of all the royals paying their respects, Prince William and Queen Mary were the only two European royals to ...

Alastair Gale was Asia security correspondent and Japan editor for The Wall Street Journal, based in Tokyo. He covered ...