When he isn’t engaged in research on fish, Akihito spends his mornings watching recorded TV programs on history or nature, they said. In the evening, he and Michiko stroll in a garden at the ...

Six imperial family members aged 65 or older, including Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko, received COVID-19 vaccinations on June 1. Akihito, 87, and Michiko, 86, got their jabs ...

Under current law, she will leave the family, once she marries outside the imperial family. Emperor Emeritus Akihito, right, and Empress Emerita Michiko greet well-wishers during a public appearance ...

Akihito has since receded from official duties and enjoys his time quietly while caring for his 90-year-old wife, former Empress Michiko, who broke her leg bone in October and is still recovering ...

Japan’s former emperor Akihito celebrated his 91st birthday ... He has also been caring for Japan's former empress Michiko, who underwent surgery for a broken right femur after losing her ...

People across Japan expressed their thoughts about Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Noriyuki Kazaoka was the head of the Imperial Household Agency when the Emperor expressed a desire to step ...