Mr Kamiya’s Sanseito party has also drafted a new Japanese constitution, which would restore some of the emperor’s political ...

Japan's 91-year-old former Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized to adjust his heart medication, palace officials say.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has met Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two democracies.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito attended a welcoming ceremony and met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during his first official state visit to Mongolia on Tuesday, as the two democratic countries ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

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 Emperor Akihito speaks during the ceremony of his abdication in front of other members of the royal families and top government officials at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday.

Crown Prince Naruhito, who on Wednesday ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne to become Japan’s 126th emperor, has pledged to bring the world’s oldest monarchy closer to the people.

The emperor of Japan wants to abdicate his throne for health reasons, but according to the country’s Constitution, he can’t even express that wish much less fulfill it. Emperor Akihito, 82 ...

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 ...

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 ...