He took with him a mirror (symbol of Amaterasu) and a sword. His grandson, Jimmu Tenno, is regarded as the first Emperor of Japan from whom all the Emperors right up to the present day have been ...

In good time, the Sun Goddess’ great-great-grandson, Jimmu, became Japan’s first emperor. He commanded his descendants to bring all the eight corners of the universe under the one roof of Japan.

by the Japanese government to mark Emperor Jimmu's 2600th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Empire. Dalia Stasevska conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Finally, Martyn Brabbins directs ...

A man prepared to break with tradition, Akihito was the first Japanese emperor to marry a commoner, speak to his subjects live on television, and be hands-on in raising his children. The emperor ...

No other emperor has abdicated in modern Japanese history. But Akihito has broken with other imperial tradition. He was the first emperor to marry a commoner, Empress Michiko. The Newsday app ...

when a horde of mad metalheads welcomed the arrival of Emperor with rabid enthusiasm and a strange sonic ritual. It was the band's first-ever Colorado appearance, and it proved to be worth the 34 ...

No other emperor has abdicated in modern Japanese history. But Akihito has broken with other imperial tradition. He was the first emperor to marry a commoner, Empress Michiko.