Japanese Emperor Naruhito, center, ... According to legend, the first emperor of Japan was the warrior-king Jimmu, believed to be the great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu.

Since then prudent Japanese have taken no liberties with the Divine Mirror, originally inherited by the first Tenno Jimmu from his great-great-grandmother, Sun Goddess Omaterosu O-Mikami, who ...

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.

Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan, a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. Japan is the only country in the world where the monarch holds the title of Emperor.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

According to legend, the first emperor of Japan was the warrior-king Jimmu, believed to be the great-grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu. It is for this reason that, in Japanese, the emperor is ...