Mr Kamiya’s Sanseito party has also drafted a new Japanese constitution, which would restore some of the emperor’s political powers. The emperor would be given a one-time veto over acts such as the ...

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

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

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

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito (c.) waves to well-wishers as he arrives back at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 1, 2019. He formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito speaks during the ceremony of his abdication in front of other members of the royal families and top government officials at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday.

Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, faces the delicate task of balancing tradition within the world’s oldest monarchy with his own modern values. (Charly Triballeau / AFP/Getty Images) ...

The 1964 Games Proclaimed a New Japan. There’s Less to Cheer This Time. The country has changed vastly from that hopeful moment nearly six decades ago, and the Olympics this time around have ...

When Japan surrendered to the Allies in 1945, Akihito’s father, Emperor Hirohito, was forced to refute his divine status. As part of postwar negotiations he was allowed to retain his title, but ...

Emperor Akihito of Japan indicated in a rare public address Monday that he wants to abdicate the throne, which would make him the first Japanese monarch in 200 years to step down. Here are five ...