On March 3, 2025, at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo’s Moto-Akasaka district, a young man who carries the future of Japan’s Imperial Family addressed the nation in his own voice for the first time. His Imperial Highness Prince Hisahito, the eldest son of Crown Prince and Princess Akishino, held his first official press conference—about six months after reaching adulthood on his 18th birthday in September 2024.