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: ...

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

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

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 ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the ...

Only the sons of royal fathers can become emperor in Japan. The rule has prompted questions of succession within the ancient imperial family, with Emperor Naruhito's heir apparent just a few years ...

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 ...

Nippon TV has learned that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering an official visit to Mongolia in July this year. Discussions between Japan and Mongolia are underway, with an aim to have ...

The unusual step comes in response to a report published in October by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, or CEDAW, urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule ...

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

To this day, the trip remains the one and only visit to China by a Japanese emperor. In Beijing, Akihito touched on Japan’s war with China, describing it as an “unfortunate period in which my ...