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PRINCESS MAKO TO LOSE ROYAL STATUS BY MARRYING COMMONER
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›
TRUMP GREETS JAPANESE EMPEROR WITH A HANDSHAKE AND NOD
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›
JAPANS PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ALLOWING EMPEROR TO ABDICATE
But Mr. Abe's governing Liberal Democratic Party would only consider the one-time allowance for Emperor Akihito's departure... READ MORE›
JAPAN PRINCESS TO WED COMMONER, FORCING HER TO QUIT ROYAL FAMILY
Her fiance once served as a Prince of the Sea to promote tourism near Tokyo, according to media reports... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT CLEARS WAY FOR EMPEROR AKIHITO'S ABDICATION
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years... READ MORE›
JAPAN PRINCESS'S BETROTHAL HIGHLIGHTS MALE ROYAL SUCCESSION WOES
The government is currently preparing legislation to allow Akihito, 83, to abdicate in favour of his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito... READ MORE›
JAPAN PASSES LANDMARK BILL FOR EMPEROR AKIHITO TO ABDICATE
Japan's parliament has cleared the way for Emperor Akihito to abdicate by passing a landmark one-off bill... READ MORE›
EMPEROR OFFERS REMORSE FOR JAPANS WAR ROLE
Emperor Akihito, whose father announced his exhausted country's surrender in World War II, expressed "deep remorse" ..... READ MORE›
AKIHITO TO BECOME FIRST JAPANESE EMPEROR TO ABDICATE IN 200 YEARS
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
Japan emperor to cede public duties after abdication prince... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS THE DOOR TO DEBATE ON FEMALE SUCCESSION TO THE CHRYSANTHEMUM THRONE
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›
JAPAN CABINET APPROVES EMPEROR AKIHITO ABDICATION BILL
But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication, thus requiring politicians to craft legislation to make it possible... READ MORE›
SOME OF TRUMP'S BIZARRE ACTIVITIES, STATEMENTS MADE DURING JAPAN TRIP
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›
FLYNN'S FALSE STATEMENT TO FBI COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR TRUMP
And that appears to be a big problem for Donald Trump... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR AKIHITO SAYS HEALTH IS FAILING AND HINTS AT ABDICATION
Akihito ascended the throne after the death of his father, Hirohito, in whose name Japan fought the war... READ MORE›
EMPEROR AKIHITO TO STEP DOWN IN APRIL 2019
Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a day later, on May 1, 2019, beginning a new era... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR AKIHITO TO MAKE RARE PUBLIC ADDRESS
This is only the second time Emperor Akihito has delivered a video message to the Japanese people... READ MORE›
JAPAN ART ASSOCIATION DONATES A?100 MILLION TO HELP GERMAN INSTITUTE TEACH LANGUAGE TO REFUGEES
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›
JAPANS LONG-REIGNING EMPEROR SIGNALS INTENTION TO STEP DOWN
TOKYO - Japan's beloved Emperor Akihito said his time to go is approaching, in a rare television address to the nation Monday... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR WANTS TO RETIRE. IS HE ALLOWED TO?
The Japanese public has warm feelings toward the current emperor... READ MORE›
THE BEST AND WORST COUNTRIES FOR LIFE EXPECTANCY
Japanese Emperor Akihito declares the opening of Diet session at the Upper House of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017... READ MORE›
TOKYO PROTESTS BEIJING EDITORIAL CALLING FOR EMPEROR TO APOLOGIZE OVER WARTIME ACTIONS
An editorial by Chinas official news agency, demanding an apology from Emperor Akihito over Japans wartime actions, is very discourteous, Tokyo says... READ MORE›
EMPEROR AKIHITO WORRIES AGE MAY HINDER HIS RULE
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said shortly after the pre-recorded address that he would take the emporer's remarks seriously ... READ MORE›
JAPANS AILING 82-YEAR-OLD EMPEROR CONSIDERS STEPPING DOWN
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›
'I AM WORRIED THAT IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CARRY OUT MY DUTIES,' EMPEROR AKIHITO SAYS
Akihito has recently been cutting back on official duties, with his heir, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, taking his place... READ MORE›
WHO IS PRINCE MIKASA? WORLD'S OLDEST ROYAL AND UNCLE OF JAPANESE EMPEROR AKIHITO DIES AT 100
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 OKS BILL TO LET EMPEROR AKIHITO ABDICATE
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›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR WANTS TO RETIRE -- BUT IS HE ALLOWED TO?
82-year-old Emperor Akihito is laying the groundwork to pass the role on to his oldest son, but even raising the prospect of abdicating could be unconstitutional... READ MORE›
FACTBOX: JAPAN EMPEROR WORKED TO HEAL WOUNDS OF WAR, GET CLOSER TO PEOPLE
Akihito will be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito, 57, the first Japanese emperor to have received a university degree, from Oxford University... READ MORE›
MANY JAPANESE LOOKING FOR SHIFT TO FEMALE HEIRS, POLLS SAY
The Imperial Household Law, which governs the succession of emperors in the world's oldest monarchy, makes no provision for abdication... READ MORE›