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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to face up to Japan ... World War II in August 1945. But one aspect that isn't on the itinerary are the Indonesians who were mobilized as laborers during ...

A parade celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito has been postponed in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis. The parade, which sees the emperor travel in an open-top car to "meet" the ...

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

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... after being detained by the former Soviet Union during World War II. This year marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's ...

The couple met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and his wife in Japan in November 2022. According to the Imperial Household Agency, the Emperor ... the end of World War II.