TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito ... Naruhito, accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, their daughter Princess Aiko and some of his younger brother's family, waved from the palace balcony at the cheering well-wishers. Later Sunday, he was to ...

President Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday had lunch with Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo, the first institutional appointment on a long state visit that will also take the Italian president to Kyoto and Hiroshima.

The International Court of Justice said Monday that Judge Yuji Iwasawa from Japan was elected president by his peers. Iwasawa is the second Japanese to assume the ICJ's presidency, behind Hisashi Owada, the father of Empress Masako, who served as the Hague-based court's president between 2009 and 2012.

Naruhito conveys a message of peace in this 2025, which also marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not every day does the Emperor of Japan reach such a significant age as 65 years.

The International Court of Justice said Monday that Judge Yuji Iwasawa from Japan was elected president by his peers. Iwasawa is the second Japanese to assume the ICJ’s presidency, only after Hisashi Owada,