On August 15, 1945, the Japanese people heard the voice of their emperor for the first time, and while he avoided using the word "surrender," his meaning was clear. Although "the voice of the ...
Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince ...
Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, and only 4 men, as the country faces questions ...
On August 15, 1945, the Japanese people heard the voice of their emperor for the first time, and while he avoided using the word "surrender," his meaning was clear. Although "the voice of the ...
Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has ...
He is the first Japanese emperor to stand down in more than 200 years. Your questions answered on Japan's emperors Naruhito: Taking Japan into a new era Masako: The princess who struggles with ...
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912), the first emperor of modern Japan. Aiko, 22, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, nodded in acknowledgement at the crowd of around 600 well-wishers as ...
Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor. The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese ...