Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last public address as emperor, Akihito handed over the symbols of power and ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 88 on Dec. 23, a milestone birthday, making him the longest living emperor in recorded history in Japan. The Imperial Household Agency says that he is healthy and ...

The wake for Princess Yuriko, who passed away on November 15 at age 101, was held starting at 6 p.m. on November 24 at ...

Emperor Akihito took the throne at the age of 55, following the death of his father. He was the first to be enthroned under the post-war Constitution that defines the role as a "symbol of the state." ...

It was not until 1992 that his wish was posthumously realized by his son, Akihito, who is currently referred to as the emperor emeritus. To this day, the trip remains the one and only visit to ...

EMPEROR Akihito, who has spent nearly three decades on Japan’s throne, will step down on April 30, 2019 – the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries. The Yomiuri Shimbun ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared on Tuesday to become the country's first monarch to abdicate in more than 200 years, handing the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son and ushering in a new imperial era.

The closing of the U.S. busiest immigrant processing station, the crowning of a new emperor in Japan and the birthday of the “Godfather of Grunge.” ...

This Friday, November 15, 2024, will go down as one of the darkest days in Japan's history. Princess Yuriko, the ...

It's been five years since Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1st 2019 following the historic abdication of his father Emperor Akihito at the age of 87. The question of who's up ...

The emperor and empress later moved to the city of Beppu and released young marbled flounder and red sea bream into the sea ...