However, Naruhito will not become emperor of Japan until the stroke of midnight and he will “inherit” the regalia at a second ceremony on Wednesday at 10.30am Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared ...

Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30th. It is the first time in more than 200 years that a living Japanese Emperor will hand over the throne. And it brings to a close an era that redefined ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turned 88 on Dec. 23, a milestone birthday, making him the longest living emperor in recorded history in Japan. The Imperial Household Agency says that he is healthy and ...

Emperor Akihito went to the Imperial Palace Sanctuaries to pay respects to the Sun Goddess, the souls of his ancestors, and various deities. People across Japan expressed their thoughts about ...

The president was granted an audience with Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace at the start of his Asia tour The considerably taller U.S. leader appeared to dwarf the smaller Japanese ...

The agency also noted that Akihito continues to stay up to date on events within Japan and abroad. On his birthday, Akihito is scheduled to receive congratulations from Emperor Naruhito and ...

Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace. Akihito ...

Akihito, who abdicated in April, was a paradoxical figure ... Richard Lloyd Parry considers the former emperor’s part in the intellectual and political debate over Japan’s wartime record, and its ...