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

Akihito, now emperor emeritus, made an official trip to China the following year, but only after extremely careful preparations, as evident in the diplomatic document titled “Pros & Cons of the ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited Iwo Jima in February 1994, a year before the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. On the island, they visited the Tenzan Ireihi ...

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

Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko attended a memorial ceremony in the city, one of several events that took place throughout the day.

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko attended a memorial ceremony in the city, one of several events that took place throughout the day. The couple on Thursday met with people who ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko attended a memorial ceremony in the city, one of several events that took place throughout the day. The couple on Thursday met with people who ...