The emperor and empress of Japan are in Britain for a long-awaited state visit that was originally dated to take place four ...

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

In April 1872, a backwater called the Ginza burnt down. It was rebuilt with wide avenues lined with brick buildings and named ...

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.

When the Emperor of Japan lands in Britain on Saturday night, for the first state visit since the King was diagnosed with cancer, he will be “welcome fondly” to his second home, it is said, by ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday, reviving an annual New Year tradition that was paused during the Covid ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago.

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Japanese emperor Naruhito gave his first public birthday address on Thursday since he ascended the throne almost four years ago and spoke about daily struggles of people, including rising prices.