when Emperor Jimmu became the first emperor of Japan. Emperor Jimmu is said to be a descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu, and while this date is shrouded in myth, it is still used in official ...

Traditionally, emperors were seen as descended from Shinto gods. The first emperor was Emperor Jimmu, who is said to have begun his reign and built an empire around 660 BC. According to Japanese ...

National Foundation Day. The public holiday marks the founding of Japan and the ascension of its first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, in 660 BC.

This week two enemies celebrated two strangely symbolic anniversaries: On Feb. 11, 660 B.C., in a splendid palace on the peninsula of Yamato, the mighty Emperor Jimmu celebrated his various ...

Japan had been an important ally, particularly through its ships in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, during the First World War ... the coronation of the Emperor Jimmu." It is signed by the Emperor ...