Japan's imperial family has made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media.

Japan's royal family launches Instagram account, hoping to appeal to youth The world's oldest monarchy made its social media debut Monday in a bid to shake off its image as reclusive and out of touch.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, left, Empress Masako, center, and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers, from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.

"The UN has no right to interfere with the Japanese monarchy whatsoever," wrote one commentator on the Japan Today website. "The UN is always overstepping its bounds culturally." ...

The Japanese imperial family’s social media debut comes 15 years after Britain’s royal family joined X, formerly Twitter, in 2009. “I actually assumed they already had one.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday. Naruhito's last ...

TOKYO — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the north-central region of Koto, with a message marking his 64th birthday on Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media.

Japan’s Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, walks out of the gate of the Japanese Red Cross Society as she begins to work on Monday, April 1, 2024.

The Japanese imperial family’s social media debut comes 15 years after Britain’s royal family joined X, formerly Twitter, in 2009. “I actually assumed they already had one.