The closing of the U.S. busiest immigrant processing station, the crowning of a new emperor in Japan and the birthday of the “Godfather of Grunge.” ...

This Friday, November 15, 2024, will go down as one of the darkest days in Japan's history. Princess Yuriko, the ...

The first thing you need to remember is that Akihito is the son of Hirohito, the god-like emperor who reigned over Japan during its nearly 15-year rampage across Asia in the 1930s and 40s.

The Imperial Household Agency announced that Princess Yuriko, aunt of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, died on Nov. 15. She was 101.

Legends date it back to about 600 BC. The emperors used to be seen as gods, but Hirohito - the father of Akihito - publicly renounced his divinity as part of Japan's surrender at the end of World ...

Hirohito's son, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, had his enthronement events at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, as did his successor, Emperor Naruhito. The film was taken and produced by Japan Telegraphic ...

After Hirohito died in 1989, his son Akihito dramatically modernised the monarchy by marrying a commoner and expressing regret over Japan's brutal wartime past. In 2019, Akihito became the first ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.

Empress Emerita Michiko is now 90 years old. This year marked the sixty-fifth anniversary of her marriage to Emperor Emeritus Akihito. Empress Emerita Michiko celebrates her ninetieth birthday on ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.