Japan’s former emperor Akihito celebrated his 91st birthday on Monday by spending most of his time caring for his wife who is recovering from a broken leg, according to reports. The former ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace.

Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in ... China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents ...

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

However, Naruhito will not become emperor of Japan until the stroke of midnight and he will “inherit” the regalia at a second ceremony on Wednesday at 10.30am Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared ...

Emperor Akihito visited China in October 1992. A Japanese emperor has yet to set foot in South Korea. (This article was written by Naotaka Fujita, a senior staff writer, and Nen Satomi.) ...

Next morning, as the gates swung open, a crowd of 8,000 Japanese in ... It took the Emperor’s children to give the monarchy back its common touch. Crown Prince Akihito married the pretty and ...