Japan fought the war and invaded large areas of Asia in the name of his grandfather, Emperor Hirohito. The battle of Iwo Jima lasted from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945, as the United States tried to ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a ...

Emperor Shōwa (29 April 1901 – 7 January 1989), commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name Hirohito, was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until ...

Emperor Hirohito's scratchy penmanship will be on show for the first time with a collection of rare handwritten “waka” poems he composed in his waning years. The special exhibition at the ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Former Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalised in Tokyo on Tuesday ...

The custom was originally started by Emperor Hirohito, the current Emperor's grandfather and posthumously known as Emperor Showa. Wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, gray pants and black rain boots ...

Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989), posthumously known as Emperor Showa, was said to have wished to visit China. In his diary, Sukemasa Irie (1905-1985), who served as the grand chamberlain from 1969 to ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, ...