After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa ... Experts today, however, largely believe he played a sizable part in Japan's ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial ...

World War II ended 75 years ago ... But some nations mark Aug. 15 as the war’s end, the day Japan’s emperor made a speech announcing the surrender. A: An abbreviation for Victory over Japan ...

If ever a picture was worth a thousand words, it was the image of General MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito standing side by side during their ... his role in leading Japan to war makes simple ...

Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan's royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 ... a daughter, in 1944 during World War II. The imperial couple's house burned down in ...

2, 1945, to officially end World War II. China and Russia commemorate Sept. 3 as the victory day over Japan. Aug. 15, 1945, is simply the day when Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor ...

Arrangements are being made for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Hiroshima ... one of the two cities devastated by atomic bombings during World War II, when they attend an annual national ...

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.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in early July, government ...