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

World War II ended 75 years ago ... 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan Day, marked by the United ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims ...

Japan’s Emperor Showa pushed to be able to express his regret over World War II despite opposition from the government, according to recently disclosed documents obtained by NHK - a discovery an ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government ...

The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito's grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...

Every August, Japanese media outlets offer specials on World War II and accounts of survivors’ wartime experiences. These features center around Aug. 15, the date when Emperor Hirohito announced ...

The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito’s grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial ...

As conservatives urge Shigeru Ishiba to follow the late Shinzo Abe’s lead, moderates warn against alienating Japan’s ...

Julie Otsuka’s debut novel When the Emperor was Divine tells the story of a Japanese American family forced to live in an internment camp during World War II. In five concise chapters, Otsuka presents ...

passing on the tragic memories to the next generation and highlighting the pursuit of peace by Japan's first emperor born after the war, the source said. The imperial couple plan to visit the Peace ...