Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. Personal Birth date: February 23, 1960 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Previous name: ...

Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, have launched an updated website amid its succession crisis.

During World War II, Force 136 agents fought bravely to defend their homeland. This is the story of one of them.

Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

The imperial family, like so many families, has its fair share of problems. But in this case, its very survival in its ...

Japan has an average life expectancy of 81 ... November 1928 to celebrate the ascension of the country’s 124th Emperor, Hirohito. Today, the broadcast is followed by workers, schoolchildren ...

Tokyo — Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito's brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said.

No matter how many times it is vanquished or decisively discredited, ‘Palestinianism’ persists as an ideology unwilling to ...

The Joinery in Lismore aims to become a flood-resilient cultural hub for NORPA and the Northern Rivers region's performing ...

TOKYO -- After living through the tumultuous Showa period (1926-1989), the entire Heisei (1989-2019) and into the current Reiwa era, Japan's Princess Yuriko died on Nov. 15 at 101. In a series of ...

Kennedy was to have an audience with Japanese Emperor Hirohito Friday afternoon before meeting with Sukarno. Kennedy met with the 63-year-old Indonesian president in Jakarta in 1962. Sukarno ...