Coronavirus fears have forced the last-minute cancellation of Naruhito’s first public birthday celebration as emperor at Tokyo's Imperial Palace on Feb. 23. The Imperial Household Agency is ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace.

Well-wishers visited the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s 64th birthday on Feb. 23, a national holiday. It was the first time this year for the general public to make a ...

Akihito turns 85 on December 23. The emperor’s birthday is celebrated in Japan as a national holiday and is an official day off. Putin, in phone call, congratulates Lukashenko on winning ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace.