Rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaimed his ... weather forced the palace to scale back the number of courtiers in ancient robes taking part in the courtyard ceremony although the skies ...

"But when you look back, it is the emperor that has kept peace in Japan through his reign. So I wanted to come and see him on his last visit, to show my gratitude. I wanted to tell him ...

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Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

The Emperor read out a script written in ancient Japanese to inform them of his abdication. The abdication ceremony was held in the State Room in the Imperial Palace in the evening. Emperor ...

Might the ancient Israelites and their wives and ... There are those who claim that the Mikado, the Japanese emperor, is a descendant of the Hebrew tribe of Gad. 'Mikado' recalls the Hebrew ...

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