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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has met Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two democracies.
From meeting with Queen Elizabeth II to a revolutionary royal wedding, the oldest living member of Japan's Imperial family's ...
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito (c.) waves to well-wishers as he arrives back at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 1, 2019. He formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, ...
Japan's 91-year-old former Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized to adjust his heart medication, palace officials say.
Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, faces the delicate task of balancing tradition within the world’s oldest monarchy with his own modern values. (Charly Triballeau / AFP/Getty Images) ...
The Chrysanthemum Throne has a new emperor after former-Crown Prince Naruhito acceded to the throne as the emperor of Japan Wednesday, May 1. With the accession of Emperor Naruhito, ...
The 1964 Games Proclaimed a New Japan. There’s Less to Cheer This Time. The country has changed vastly from that hopeful moment nearly six decades ago, and the Olympics this time around have ...
Emperor Akihito of Japan indicated in a rare public address Monday that he wants to abdicate the throne, which would make him the first Japanese monarch in 200 years to step down. Here are five ...
When Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, Akihito’s father, Emperor Hirohito, was forced to refute his divine status. As part of postwar negotiations he was allowed to retain his title, but ...