Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in ... China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents ...

Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace. Akihito ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit the Japanese island of Ioto to remember those who died in World War ...

The phone rang over the whine of Trey Yates' butter churn. The person calling was polite, but the message was devastating: Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates' butter contract, due to the ...

Emperor Akihito speaking with people in a shelter in Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture in 1991. From then until today, whenever a natural disaster hits Japan, the couple takes time to comfort ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito commented on national television Monday about his ability to carry out his duties fully as he ages.