Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, died June 3 at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 89.

With the Bulgarian president, the conversation touched on the 1970 Osaka Expo, where Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako, posthumously known as Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, sampled yogurt at ...

In the poems, Hirohito wrote about peace, family and daily life, such as his visit to Okinawa Prefecture when he was crown prince, and his wife Nagako, the future Empress Kojun.

The Prince bowed quietly in reverence and offered a tamagushi (a traditional offering) before reporting his graduation from high school on March 18. Following this, Prince Hisahito also paid his ...

Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara This headband-style tiara is also reserved for the use of Japan’s Empress. It features a symbolic sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum design, which is also an emblem of the ...

To the Empress Nagako of Japan was born a sister to her first child, Princess Shigeko Teru-No-Miya. Once again the Imperial Stork had failed to heed the gods of Shintoism and the great call of ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will make a weeklong official visit to Britain from June 22. A look back at trips by Japan’s emperors to Britain since 1945.

Areas like city centers are a great spot to look for random players (Image via Nagako_Super_Star/Reddit) One of the hardest parts of getting into roleplay is finding a group of like-minded players ...

The precious tiara was passed to Empress Teimei, wife of the succeeding Emperor Yoshihito, she is seen wearing it without the stars in an official portrait from 1912. Her eldest son, Crown Prince ...

Back in January, an official announcement revealed that Queen Elizabeth was set to host Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan—just a few months after Prince Charles travelled to Japan for ...

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, visited the mausoleums of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako on April 25 for the first time on her own.They are in the musashi ...