Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...

The Japanese and Brazilian governments are making arrangements for Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, to visit ...

On Feb. 3, 1945, a month-long urban warfare battle between Japanese and American forces began in Manila, which was under ...

and the anniversary of Japan's surrender. The couple retired after Akihito abdicated and their son, Emperor Naruhito, ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. His wife, Masako, became empress.

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko visited the “Monet: The Late Waterscapes” exhibition at the ...

The Japanese government says arrangements are underway for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in early ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, right, and Empress Emerita Michiko greet well-wishers during ... The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are likely to visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning Imperial couple, people familiar with ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to ...