Born on 23 February 1960, Emperor Naruhito is the current Emperor of Japan and the oldest child of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. He became heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne when he ...

Rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne.

The current emperor is trying to destroy the Yasukuni ... says the outburst is a rare glimpse of how many conservatives in Japan are thought to view the emperor. In a statement, the shrine said ...

The current prime minister ... And so, according to Prof Takeshi Hara, of Japan's Open University, the politicians ignored the emperor's requests. "Over the course of nine years, none of the ...

Because his father had been a weak and sickly man, Hirohito ruled more in the shadow of his grandfather, the great Emperor Meiji , who presided over Japan's late-19th-century opening up to the West.

Japan’s Emperor Akihito has marked the end of his three-decade reign with a ceremony in Tokyo as he prepares to abdicates in favour of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Akihito, 85, is the first ...

From left, Empress Masako, Emperor Naruhito and Princess Aiko are pictured at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Imperial Household Agency)(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo ...

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 ...