The 25-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will become engaged to law firm worker Kei Komuro, also 25, whom she met while studying together... READ MORE›
FILE PHOTO U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Emperor Akihito upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo November 14, 2009... READ MORE›
But Mr. Abe's governing Liberal Democratic Party would only consider the one-time allowance for Emperor Akihito's departure... READ MORE›
Her fiance once served as a Prince of the Sea to promote tourism near Tokyo, according to media reports... READ MORE›
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years... READ MORE›
The government is currently preparing legislation to allow Akihito, 83, to abdicate in favour of his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito... READ MORE›
Japan's parliament has cleared the way for Emperor Akihito to abdicate by passing a landmark one-off bill... READ MORE›
Beijing says Japan has yet to confront atrocities it committed after invading parts of China in the 1930s... READ MORE›
Emperor Akihito, whose father announced his exhausted country's surrender in World War II, expressed "deep remorse" ..... READ MORE›
Akihito and Michiko will move into a new home after they vacate the imperial palace... READ MORE›
Japan emperor to cede public duties after abdication prince... READ MORE›
While he is not the first Japanese monarch to abdicate, the current imperial household law, passed in 1947, does not permit a living succession... READ MORE›
Akihito had previously visited the Philippines while he was a crown prince... READ MORE›
But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication, thus requiring politicians to craft legislation to make it possible... READ MORE›
U.S. President Donald Trump is known for making bizarre statements and he did not refrain from doing so during his ongoing Japan trip... READ MORE›
And that appears to be a big problem for Donald Trump... READ MORE›
Akihito ascended the throne after the death of his father, Hirohito, in whose name Japan fought the war... READ MORE›
Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a day later, on May 1, 2019, beginning a new era... READ MORE›
This is only the second time Emperor Akihito has delivered a video message to the Japanese people... READ MORE›
The Japan Art Association, an art charity under the patronage of Prince Hitachi, unveiled Thursday a donation of A?100 million about 750,000 to the Goeth... READ MORE›
TOKYO - Japan's beloved Emperor Akihito said his time to go is approaching, in a rare television address to the nation Monday... READ MORE›
The Japanese public has warm feelings toward the current emperor... READ MORE›
Japanese Emperor Akihito declares the opening of Diet session at the Upper House of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017... READ MORE›
A 60th anniversary statement issued by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi contained such phrases as well... READ MORE›
An editorial by Chinas official news agency, demanding an apology from Emperor Akihito over Japans wartime actions, is very discourteous, Tokyo says... READ MORE›
But despite this surge in applications, Japan only granted refugee status for 27 people... READ MORE›
News reports last month that Akihito would like to abdicate in favor of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, 56, set off a round of hand-wringing throughout Japan... READ MORE›
Akihito has recently been cutting back on official duties, with his heir, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, taking his place... READ MORE›
Prince Mikasa's death leaves the Imperial family with only four males among its remaining 19 members in the royal household that has a males-only succession tradition... READ MORE›
Japan's Cabinet approved Friday a bill to let 83-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicate and allow his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne... READ MORE›
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