shows Empress Sadako visiting Ise Jingu shrine to pray for her husband’s recovery as well as a newlywed in Kyoto who later became Emperor Hirohito. The black-and-white silent footage found at ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Britain at ... had hosted two Japanese state visits during her reign: emperor Hirohito in 1971 and his eldest son emperor Akihito ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims of the fierce fighting in the closing stages of World War II 80 years ago, a source ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.

Emperor Hirohito appeared to be preparing for war against the United States about two months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, according to a diary that raises further questions about his ...

Emperor Hirohito’s father was the Taisho Emperor, Yoshihito. His mother, Empress Teimei, was Princess Sadako, the fourth daughter of Prince Michitaka Kujo. He became crown prince in 1916. After ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their historic first meeting on September 27, 1945.

Arrangements are being made for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Hiroshima and other domestic war-related sites next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a ...

The notes were dictated by the emperor and written down by an aide A memoir by former Japanese Emperor Hirohito about World War Two has been bought by a Japanese surgeon accused of denying the ...

The Imperial Household Agency is considering visits by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Okinawa prefectures next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World ...

Addressing the U.S. Congress on Hirohito’s birthday is an insult to Pacific War veterans.

After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...