April 1, 2019 – The Japanese government announces that Naruhito’s reign will be known as the “Reiwa” era. The era, whose name includes the character for “harmony,” will formally begin once the new ...

Japan's royal family, the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, have launched an updated website amid its succession crisis.

Japan’s Supreme Court rendered judgment in January on a suit that was initially brought by 27 Korean plaintiffs in 2013. The ...

According to the author, American Shogun is an attempt to weave the lives of two leaders, General Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito of Japan, into a single narrative ‘told from both sides’.

Devin Booker scored 34 points and became the all-time leading scorer in franchise history for the Suns, but he missed a free throw that would have tied the game with 4.4 seconds left in OT.

Conservatives within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) are urging him to stay silent on August 15, the date Emperor Hirohito ... Japan’s relations with its neighbours. Since Ishiba ...

He became the first newly promoted grand champion in three and a half years. The promotion was made official at the Japan Sumo Association's meeting on wrestler rankings for the next grand sumo ...

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

That is the question I invite fellow readers to ponder. It may not be pretty, and Musk may well see himself as the de facto future emperor of Mars. One way or another, I am confident there is ...