Japan's Emperor Naruhito has conveyed the imperial family's condolences over the death of Pope Francis to the acting head of ...

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 ...

As Japan's Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he ...

Emperor Akihito visited China in October 1992. A Japanese emperor has yet to set foot in South Korea. (This article was written by Naotaka Fujita, a senior staff writer, and Nen Satomi.) ...

Japan’s former emperor Akihito celebrated his 91st birthday on Monday by spending most of his time caring for his wife who is recovering from a broken leg, according to reports. The former ...

In the rest of the world — where Korean restaurants, music and film have transformed popular culture — the discovery of ...

As Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he is expected to explore how best to pass down memories of the conflict and work for ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the ...

Catch the world’s prettiest phenomenon on time in these cherry blossom-filled cities that are a spring lover’s fantasy come ...