In this handout photo from the Imperial Household Agency, Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan and his wife Crown Princess Masako pose with Emperor Akihito...
In this handout image provided by Imperial Household Agency, New Japanese Emperor Naruhito delivers his first speech after ascending the throne...
After the Ceremony. Tokyo, Japan: Following the wedding ceremony, Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and his bride, the former Michiko Shoda, pose...
The Three Daughters of Japan's Emperor and Empress. Tokyo, Japan. Recent photo of the three young daughters of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako...
Imperial World Traveler Greeted by Family. Tokyo, Japan: Back in Tokyo after a six-months-tour that embraced the US, Canada, and Europe, Crown Prince...
Group portrait of the Japanese Royal Family, ca. 1950 and including, left to right, Emperor Hirohito, Princess Yori, Princess Taka, Crown Prince...
Crown Prince Vacations. Numazu, Japan: Crown Prince Akihito of Japan rests on the beach after a swim near Numazu Villa, home of his mother, whom he...
Japan: Surrrounded by dignataries, Henry Pu-Yi, former boy emperor of Japan, is seen seated at Changchun, after the inaugural ceremonies which made...
In this photo released by the Imperial Household Agency, Japan's Emperor Akihito, center left, and Empress Michiko, center right, smile to Prince...
Japanese Emperor Hirohito greeting Nancy Reagan and President Ronald Reagan upon arrival at the white tie dinner at the Imperial Palace.
Japanese emperor Hirohito standing to address guests, incl. President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan at white tie banquet at Imperial...
New method of informing Japs still holding out in the Sierre Madre Mountains that Hirohito had accepted unconditional surrender was tried recently by...
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan attended the twi-night double header between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns at Yankee stadium in this...
Pay Tribute. Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako pay silent tribute to the 3 000 war dead at memorial service in Nippon Budokan Hall...
Japanese cameramen run to their positions to cover U.S. President Ronald Reagan's arrival to greet Emperor Hirohito at the Akasaka Guest Palace,...
Paper lanterns on display in the six story atrium of a department store in honor of the birth of their first son to Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and...
Royal Audience. Tokyo, Japan: Arms, legs and twisting bodies create a picture of confusion as members of Japan's Gymnastics Unversity perform at the...
Royal Audience. Tokyo, Japan: A group of male and female students from the Japan Gymnastics University performs gracefully in front of the Emperor...
An Athletic Prince. Tokyo, Japan: Prince Hiro , 8-year-old son of Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko, plays with his school mates in a...
An Athletic Prince. Tokyo, Japan: Prince Hiro tries hard to overtake the young fellow in front of him during the 70-meter race of the Autumn Athletic...
An Athletic Prince. Tokyo, Japan: Along with his school mates, Prince Hiro goes through gymnastic exercises during the Autumn Athletic Meet at the...
Akihito Meets Venus in Rome Museum. Rome, Italy: Prince Akihito, heir to the Japanese throne, appears unimpressed here by the statue of Venus in a...
Prince Hiro enjoys potato digging...Prince Hiro with his mother, Crown Princess Michiko, digs sweet potatoes at Seisen Women's Junior College in...
Prince Hiro enjoys potato digging...Prince Hiro with his mother, Crown Princess Michiko, digs sweet potatoes at Seisen Women's Junior College in...
Prince Akihito Visits World Organization, United Nations. New York, New York: With the United Nations building as a towering background, Crown Prince...
Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Emperor Hirohito strolling in the garden of the Imperial Palace. These were released for 77th birthday, April 29. April 1978.
Tokyo, Japan: President Jose Lopez Portillo of Mexico toasts with Emperor Hirohito during a return banquet hosted by Portillo at the guesthouse,...
Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito studies seaweeds at the Susaki Imperial Villa, 100 miles south of Tokyo recently. The world's longest reigning monarch...
Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito, who celebrates his 76th birthday April 29 takes a walk with Empress Nagako at the Susaki Imperial Villa in southern...
Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Emperor Hirohito strolling in the garden of the Imperial Palace. These were released for 77th birthday, April 29. April 1978.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts: Japan's Emperor Hirohito, who is interested in marine biology, views some marine life under a microsope at the Woods Hole...
Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito, accompanied by Empress Nagako, speaks in a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the emperor's accession to the...
San Francisco, California: Emperor Hirohito, , and empress Nagako of Japan are shown the sights around the San Francisco Bay by Mayor Joseph Alioto....
Japan's Empress Nagako. Tokyo, Japan: Japanese empress Nagako, who celebrates her 60th birthday on March 6th, is shown painting, one of her favorite...
Crown Prince Akihito Greeted by Former Tutor. New York. Crown Prince Akito, 19 year olf heir apparent to the Japanese throne, is shown in a reunion...
Tokyo, Japan: One of the rare photographs of Japanese Crown Prince Akihito with his parents, Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako. The 19-year-old...
Heir to Chrysanthemum Throne. Tokyo, Japan: In morning clothes, Prince Akihito Tsugu-No-Miya, 18-year-old son of Emperor Hirohito of Japan, who today...
Concord, Massachusetts: Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko visit the Old North Bridge area, October 3, scene of one of the first...
Japan's Prince Hiro jumps for joy on his eighth birthday. The prince is the eldest son of Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko.
Growing Up. Tokyo, Japan: Japan's young Prince Hiro is growing up. He has just celebrated his seventh birthday Here, the first son of Crown Prince...
Royal Views. Tokyo, Japan: Children kept themselves busy at their easels as Princess Michiko bent over to chat with one of the young artists during...
An art enthusiast and amateur painter, Japan's Empress Nagako examines one of her recent paintings in her study as she marks her 66th birthday . On...
Growing Up. Tokyo, Japan: Acting like quite the young man, Prince Hiro , son of Japan's Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko, accompanied his...
Tokyo, Japan. Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Vice President of India , currently in a good-will visit to Japan, is shown in the place in Toklyo with...
Tokyo, Japan: Small, shy Emperor Hirohito, the man who was once God to 75 million Japanese, celebrates his 55th birthday Sunday. The ruler who...
Dressed in a comparatively simple "Kimono," Japan's Empress Nagako reflects the serenity of her life as she poses for her 58th birthday portrait.
Dressed in a comparatively simple "Kimono," Japan's Empress Nagako reflects the serenity of her life as she poses for her 58th birthday portrait.
Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako are shown with other members of the Imperial family as they watched a court dance that featured the garden party...
Prince Akihito's Fiancee and Family. Tokyo, Japan: Miss Michiko Shoda , who was chosen to be the bride of Crown Prince Akihito of Japan, relaxes with...
Wearing traditional Imperial Court ceremonial robes, Japan's Prince Yoshi leaves the imperial household after participating in the formal "coming of...
Meet after Marriage. Tokyo, Japan: Princess Michiko and her husband, Crown Prince Akihito meet with Emperor Hirohito and the Empress of Japan after...
Emperor and Spouse Lead Cheering. Tokyo, Japan: Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako of Japan lead "three cheers" which climaxed ceremony marking...
Tokyo, Japan- A Japanese woman, representing the mothers of Japan, is shown at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, presenting the Empress of Japan with a...
Time honored gowns and time honored pose - H.I.H. Prince Mikasa, youngest brother of the Emperor of Japan, and his bride, H.I.H. Princess Mikasa, the...
