As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised. By Martin Fackler and Ko Sasaki Her ...

Japan witnessed the beginning of the Heisei era on November 12, 1990,  when Emperor Akihito ascended the throne. His era was marked by peace and reconciliation. On this day in 1954, the iconic Ellis ...

President Donald Trump is in Japan for a four-day state visit, and he also met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.

Japan's last shogun is ousted in a coup and a young emperor seizes power to become the supreme executive authority. Part 3 of ...

Meet Japan's royal family! The Japanese imperial family is thought to be the oldest hereditary royal family in the world, dating back as early as 97 B.C. with Emperor Sujin's reign. The current head ...

Amid protests from Japan, Ukraine has removed an image of former Japanese leader Emperor Hirohito from a video it posted online showing him next to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. The video, ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited the country's only aquarium that keeps sea otters. The Emperor and ...

Japan in Kolkata hosted a dinner reception on February 27 to commemorate the birthday of His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited towns in the north-central region of Noto on Friday to pray for victims and console thousands of homeless after a deadly New Year's Day earthquake. The ...

Supreme above every other man or woman in lineage, rank and sanctity combined is the Emperor of Japan, upon whose splendrous Enthronement world interests focused last week. Certainly no President of ...

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11: His Majesty Emperor Naruhito of Japan awarded Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah the ...