Then-Crown Prince Akihito had fallen for literature graduate ... and all of this coincided with the prince’s marriage.” Television sets had only arrived in the country six years earlier ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary just three weeks before he abdicates his throne. The couple met at a 1957 tennis tournament ...

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their Diamond anniversary on Wednesday (April 10), marking six decades of a marriage that helped modernise the monarchy. Akihito ...

Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan ... begins compiling a list of suitable candidates for marriage. By 1958 the list has about 800 names. 1952 - Officially invested with the title Kotaishi ...

Kei Komuro seems to have finally resolved nagging “financial problems” between his mother and her former fiance that nearly derailed his marriage ... Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress ...

Another big tradition Akihito broke with was in his marriage: he became the first member of the Japanese royal family to marry a commoner. Until the 20th century, emperors ordinarily had a main ...

Japan’s former emperor Akihito, left, and former empress Michiko at their residence in Tokyo (AP) The former emperor is reportedly concerned about the extensive damage in the Noto Peninsula ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been hospitalized for tests following concerns about the condition of his heart, according to the Imperial Household Agency. The 91-year-old was admitted to the ...