Mako Komuro, 33, who is the niece of Emperor Naruhito, left the Japanese royal family in 2021 when she married her former university classmate Kei Komuro - a "commoner".

Japan's royal family wrapped up a two day visit to Okinawa Thursday, where they paid respects to the victims of a World War II-era Japanese evacuation ship that was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine.

The royal family on Thursday will visit the Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum to lay flowers for the victims of the Tsushima Maru evacuation ship, which a U.S. Navy submarine torpedoed and sank on Aug ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko visited Okinawa to honor World War II victims on Thursday. The royal family visited Kozakura Tower and previously paid their respects at ...