Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in ... China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents ...

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received ... according to the Imperial Household Agency. Former Emperor Akihito has been concerned about Michiko’s physical strength and asking how ...

A series of farewell rites and events has begun for Japan's Princess Mikasa, who passed away on Friday. She was the widow of ...

The closing of the U.S. busiest immigrant processing station, the crowning of a new emperor in Japan and the birthday of the “Godfather of Grunge.” ...

In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, its Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko pose for a photograph at their residence in Tokyo, Japan, Friday ...