They did this because the Chinese character shan (meaning meal ... The Qing Palace imperial meals formed an important part if the royal family’s daily life. The rites for the meals, the number ...

Hiroaki Fushimi has led a “double life”--first as a member of the imperial family and then as a commoner after the end of World War II. Fushimi, 90, recently published a book whose title is ...

Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, was the representative of the imperial family at the event this year. Her poem described the dreams of the young people she met at a Palestinian ...

Female members of the imperial family, the wives, daughters - and particularly - mothers of Roman emperors are some of the most colourful characters of Rome in the early imperial age; as described ...

The imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said Friday, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition-bound monarchy. Last year, the imperial family ...

The Imperial Family Today The Imperial Family headed by Emperor Akihito consists of 18 people, 13 of them women. Five of the 6 unmarried princesses are now of marriageable age.