Crown Prince Fumihito, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, said ahead of his 60th birthday on Sunday that he found the ...

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Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law. Aiko is the ...

Japan's beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress ...

The Avro Manchester was designed to carry an 8,000 pound bomb load but was plagued by its Rolls-Royce Vulture engines, which ...

The princess has had busy but fulfilling days, balancing her work at the Japanese Red Cross Society with her official duties ...

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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath at the cemetery in Guernica, northern Spain, on November 28, 2025, ...

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Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a small western ...