Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram ... respond to disinformation but concerns over how the world’s oldest monarchy can be friendly without losing its nobility or avoid blowups remain.

He is the first Japanese monarch to stand down in more than 200 years. Akihito technically remained emperor until midnight (15:00 GMT on Tuesday). His eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito ...

Emperor Akihito has become the first Japanese monarch to stand down in more than 200 years, handing over to his son, Naruhito. The 85-year-old was given special legal permission to abdicate after ...

When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum ... Five years later, the world's oldest continuing monarchy is grappling with a question as old as monarchy itself: succession.

FLAGS throughout PNG were flying at half mast yesterday as the country joined others world-wide to respect the death of ...