China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec.

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 ...

As the car slipped by, for a few brief moments, we could see Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leaning forward waving gently. A ripple of applause and waving of plastic flags from the crowd ...

However, Naruhito will not become emperor of Japan until the stroke of midnight and he will “inherit” the regalia at a second ceremony on Wednesday at 10.30am Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared ...

Emperor Akihito, known for his emphasis on reconciliation and peace, gave his last speech at Japan’s annual ceremony for WWII dead. Japan’s imperial couple will be on a state visit from 26 to ...

Emperor Akihito attended a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to mark his abdication. He will formally step down as Emperor at midnight on April 30, bringing to a close the three-decade-long ...

TOKYO, June 9. /TASS/. The upper chamber of the Japanese parliament unanimously passed a bill paving the way for the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the ascension of his son Crown Prince Naruhito.

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." ...

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Several world leaders gathered in Japan for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and protesters demonstrated a short distance away. On April 30, 1945, the burned body of ...