Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram ... respond to disinformation but concerns over how the world’s oldest monarchy can be friendly without losing its nobility or avoid blowups remain.

Japan’s former emperor Akihito celebrated his 91st birthday on Monday by spending most of his time caring for his wife who is recovering from a broken leg, according to reports. The former ...

The Japanese imperial family is considered to be the world's oldest monarchy, with an unbroken line of male succession that can be traced back two millennia. Mythology, recognised by the Imperial ...

The monarchy is closely entwined with Shintoism, the traditional religion of Japan, which places huge emphasis on ritual. The emperor is expected to perform those regular religious ceremonies.

Japan's monarchy is entwined in the Shinto religion and the emperor still performs religious ceremonies. What do Japanese people think? Most support the emperor's desire to abdicate - a survey by ...

But if they have to fill out any sort of official form, they have to use the reign name system and so that reminds them that Japan has a monarchy." Professor Ruoff says given the system's ...