As the car slipped by, for a few brief moments, we could see Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leaning forward waving gently. A ripple of applause and waving of plastic flags from the crowd ...

China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec. 17 ...

In 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, formally abdicated his throne, becoming the nation's first monarch to step down in 200 ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. “Today ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last public address as emperor, Akihito handed over the symbols of power and ...

Emperor Akihito visited China in October 1992. A Japanese emperor has yet to set foot in South Korea. (This article was written by Naotaka Fujita, a senior staff writer, and Nen Satomi.) ...

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 ...

Emperor Akihito attended a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to mark his abdication. He will formally step down as Emperor at midnight on April 30, bringing to a close the three-decade-long ...

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 ...

Several world leaders gathered in Japan for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and protesters demonstrated a short distance away. On April 30, 1945, the burned body of ...

Prince Hisahito is the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, 58, and Crown Princess Kiko, 57. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emperor Hirohito in 1971 and his eldest son Emperor Akihito -- Naruhito's father -- in 1998. Speaking ahead of the trip, ...