TOKYO — Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the ...

But Japanese law requires her to renounce her royal status and leave the family if she marries outside the imperial family.

Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the imperial ...

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Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, celebrated her 23rd birthday today. According to Japan ...

Princess Aiko, daughter of Emperor Naruhito, turns 23 as she takes on more official duties amidst uncertainty over her future in Japan's imperial family. Aiko must renounce her royal status if she ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, celebrated her 23rd birthday on Sunday as she continues ...

Japan's strict laws of succession forbid women ... Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako share only one child, Princess Aiko, who was born in 2001 after fertility treatment. However, she cannot ...

Around 500 people attended the ceremony, including Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito ... in a grave at the cemetery. A member of Japan's ...

Around 500 people attended the ceremony, including Crown Prince Fumihito, Crown Princess Kiko, and Princess Aiko, the only child ... A member of Japan's former nobility, she married Prince Mikasa ...

Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram ... imperial couple sitting on a sofa with their 22-year-old daughter Princess Aiko, all smiling as they marked New Year’s Day. Other postings also ...