Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Order of Saint Augustine, the oldest monastic order, and as Prior General of the order, he ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla are attending a reception today at Buckingham Palace to mark four decades of artists ...

The Foreign Ministry’s China Division in 1991 listed the pros and cons of arranging a visit to China by Emperor Akihito, including the possible impact on diplomatic relations around Asia.

Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in 1992 were kept so secret that the prime minister at the time, Kiichi Miyazawa, complained he was not sufficiently consulted.

The director of the National Portrait Gallery has resigned from her post, according to a memo sent to Smithsonian employees and obtained by CNN.

Why is Emperor Akihito of Japan announcing his wish to abdicate now? By Norihiro Kato Remembering the reporter who asked Hirohito the unaskable question. By Norihiro Kato How Nippon Kaigi, an ...

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is resigning from her post two weeks after President Trump tried to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan” and supportive of diversity ...

Arts & Entertainments National Portrait Gallery head steps down following Trump attempt to fire her Kim Sajet’s resignation comes days after the Smithsonian said it would review content across ...

National Portrait Gallery director to step down following Trump’s ‘firing’ Kim Sajet, the first woman to serve as director of the Smithsonian museum, led the institution for 12 years.

A woman known as Japan’s selfie grandma who redefined ageing with her quirky self-portraits, has died, aged 97. Despite taking up photography late in life, nonagenarian Kimiko Nishimoto started ...