Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Oscar-winning Japanese composer famed for his scores for "The Last Emperor", "Merry Christmas ... in the traditional music of Japan's Okinawa prefecture as well as Indian ...

with the last on the throne in the 18th century. But in all the nation's imperial history, there has never been a single emperor or empress from the matrilineal line, said Japan Today. Naruhito ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted ... as well as flooding and other natural disasters throughout the nation. Last year, his appearance was canceled at the last ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit ... whose state funeral he and the empress attended in September 2022 in their last visit to the UK. Rare state visit The Japanese royal ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government ...

This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in the war. Emperor Naruhito visited the monument during his trip in 2007 when he was the crown prince. After the end of the war ...

Last year, his appearance was canceled at ... the crowd broke into a solemn rendition of the national anthem. The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan.