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FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO PRAISES EMPEROR AKIHITO'S SELFLESS DECISION TO ABDICATE, COMMENDING HIS DEDICATION TO THE PEOPLE
Aquino first met then Crown Prince Akihito in 1986 while accompanying his mother, then President Corazon Aquino, on her first trip as Philippine leader to Japan... 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›
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›
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 TO ABDICATE ON APRIL 30, 2019
Akihito's eldest son, 57-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, is expected to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne the next day... READ MORE›
JAPAN EMPEROR TO CEDE PUBLIC DUTIES AFTER ABDICATION-PRINCE
Akishino's 11-year-old son, Prince Hisahito, is the emperor's only grandson and will be second in line to the throne after the abdication... READ MORE›
JAPAN EMPEROR TO CEDE PUBLIC DUTIES AFTER ABDICATION
Japan emperor to cede public duties after abdication prince... 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›
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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›
SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... 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'S EMPEROR STRIKES MORE APOLOGETIC TONE THAN ABE OVER SECOND WORLD WAR
Beijing says Japan has yet to confront atrocities it committed after invading parts of China in the 1930s... 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›
A CROSS TO BEAR: THE VANISHING CHRISTIANS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Rifugio Christians of the Middle East by Linda Dorigo and Andrea Milluzzi Schilt Publishing, 29.95, Amsterdam ... READ MORE›
AS EUROPE OPENS ITS DOORS, JAPAN CONSIDERS CLAMPING DOWN HARDER ON ASYLUM SEEKERS
As europe opens its doors japan considers clamping down harder on asylum seekers... 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›
GLOBAL WATER SHORTAGES TO DELIVER 'SEVERE HIT' TO ECONOMIES, WORLD BANK WARNS
The Middle East, north Africa, central Asia and south Asia due to suffer biggest economic hit from water scarcity as climate change takes hold, report finds... READ MORE›
WHO SAYS SOUTH KOREA'S MERS OUTBREAK LARGE AND COMPLEX
All of South Korea's cases have been linked to health facilities... READ MORE›
OKINAWA GOVERNOR TO BLOCK CONSTRUCTION OF NEW US AIRBASE
Takeshi Onaga says he will revoke permits for offshore base in Henokos pristine waters, opposing Japans central government... READ MORE›
FILIPINO COMFORT WOMEN SEEK TALKS WITH JAPAN'S EMPEROR
Akihito had previously visited the Philippines while he was a crown prince... 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›
MODEL'S VIDEO SHOOT ON THE BEACH INTERRUPTED BY SUDDEN LANDING OF A GROUP OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS
Model's video shoot on the beach interrupted by sudden landing of a group of illegal migrants... READ MORE›
THE MIDDLE EAST IS NOW EUROPE'S BACKYARD
Whether it be terrorism, migration or geopolitics, the wider Middle East is now intruding into the European consciousness on a day-to-day basis, says Jonathan Marcus... READ MORE›
IMMIGRATION VIEWED NEGATIVELY BY HALF OF DEVELOPED WORLDS POPULATION
The proportion who agree immigration is causing their country to change in ways they don't like is below 30 in China South Korea Brazil and Japan... READ MORE›
MY PARENTS WERE REFUGEES, BUT NOT ALL REFUGEES ARE EQUAL
These large numbers of people from myriad countries have journeyed to Europe for various reasons... 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›
DENMARK NAMED HAPPIEST NATION; JAPAN FROWNS AT 53RD
A string of Middle Eastern kingdoms -- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain -- out-ranked Japan, and Italy at No... READ MORE›
BANKSY'S 'DISMALAND' TO HOUSE MIGRANTS IN FRANCE
Hip-hop group De La Soul, Russian feminist rock group Pussy Riot and Damon Albarn, the singer with the British alternative rock band Blur... READ MORE›
SLOVAKIAN HOSPITAL TESTS SOUTH KOREAN MAN IN SUSPECTED MERS CASE
A Bratislava hospital is testing a 38-year-old South Korean man for possible Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, a spokeswoman said... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA REPORTS THREE NEW CASES OF MERS, TAKING TOTAL TO 169
The ministry late on Saturday reported the 25th fatality a patient who had suffered a heart ailment and diabetes... READ MORE›
HOW THE MIDDLE EAST WAS INVENTED
The Near East was, well, nearer than the Middle East, and the Middle East was in the middle of the Near and Far Easts... READ MORE›
SOUSSE TERRORIST ATTACK: WHY WERE TOURISTS TARGETED IN TUNISIA?
The Telegraph's Middle East Correspondent Richard Spencer explains why Tunisia has been the target of terrorist attacks... READ MORE›
UP TO 300 EXTRA SOLDIERS DEPLOYED IN FRANCE AFTER ATTACKS
Bernard Cazeneuve, said this week that France had made 118 arrests in its efforts to crack down on French nationals hoping to join jihad... READ MORE›
SYRIAN REGIME BARREL BOMB FALLS METRES FROM MAN FILMING ATTACK IN DARAYA
Video Syrian regime barrel bomb falls metres from man filming attack in Daraya... READ MORE›
GUIDO WESTERWELLE DIES AT 54 GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER OPPOSED LIBYA INCURSION
Mr. Westerwelle always said his great model was Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a veteran Free Democrat foreign minister who helped oversee Germany's reunification in 1990... READ MORE›
THIS SAUDI DANCE IS ALL THE RAGE IN ARAB WORLD, BUT IT COULD GET YOU ARRESTED
The dance has also triggered the ire of conservative columnists and critics of social media in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›