Keio University's Tomohiko Taniguchi — also a special adviser to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — says the weekend ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito was diagnosed in May with myocardial ischemia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito has been discharged from a hospital in Tokyo after being admitted to the facility on Monday ...

Japan,a fascinating country with a rich cultural and historical legacy, stands as a remarkable blend of the ancient and the modern. This island nation has a past steeped in both triumphs and struggles ...

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito was discharged from the University of Tokyo Hospital on Friday after receiving an additional ...

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

Japan’s former emperor Akihito was hospitalized to adjust his heart medication on Monday, the Imperial Household Agency ...

From meeting with Queen Elizabeth II to a revolutionary royal wedding, the oldest living member of Japan's Imperial family's ...

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

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 ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito has been diagnosed with supraventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder that causes a ...