On Feb. 3, 1945, a month-long urban warfare battle between Japanese and American forces began in Manila, which was under ...

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are making their final preparations for the Emperor's abdication on April 30. One of their tasks was to visit Ise Shrine in central Japan, and it marks the ...

Japan will enter a new era on May 1 when Crown ... and is the eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. He was the first child in the Imperial family to be raised by his parents.

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 ...

About 21,900 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. soldiers died in the battle. Emperor Naruhito's parents, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, also visited Iwoto Island to mourn the war ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito ... 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 ...

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 ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...