Mr Kamiya’s Sanseito party has also drafted a new Japanese constitution, which would restore some of the emperor’s political ...

Japan’s New Emperor Is Declaring His Enthronement on Tuesday. Here’s What to Know. ... where he wrote a thesis on medieval water transport, he spent two years at Merton College, Oxford.

When Hirohito, Japan’s Emperor for 63 years, died on January 7, 1989, his youngest brother, the then 73-year old Prince Mikasa, may have been the only person alive who had seen and participated ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, center, leaves at the end of the enthronement ceremony where he officially proclaimed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday ...

Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier. The sun came out for a morning ceremony at the ...

Hirohito, 124th Emperor of Japan, Is Dead at 87. LEAD: Emperor Hirohito, the last of the World War II leaders and Japan's longest-reigning monarch, died today at the Imperial Palace. He was 87 ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has met Mongolia's President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two democracies.

Japan's 91-year-old former Emperor Akihito was hospitalized Monday to adjust his heart medication, palace officials said.

Japan's new emperor took the throne Wednesday, ushering in a new era for the country. 59-year-old Emperor Naruhito took power elaborate ceremony marking the beginning of his reign.

Japan's 91-year-old former Emperor Akihito has been hospitalized to adjust his heart medication, palace officials say.

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