The Emperor and Empress have stuck pins into a map of Japan to mark the places they have visited. During the trips, they spent time with people struggling to get by, consoling them with warm words.

However, experts concluded that it would have been difficult to weave it with the less sophisticated Jacquard machines then in use in Japan. Empress Emerita Michiko has expressed interest in the ...

He has also been caring for Japan's former empress Michiko, who underwent surgery for a broken right femur after losing her balance and falling at her residence in October. The empress emeritus is ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will travel to Britain this month for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, the Japanese government said Tuesday. Japanese Emperor Akihito, who underwent ...