Emperor Emeritus Akihito underwent an MRI brain scan on Jan. 30 after fainting the previous evening at his residence in the Imperial Palace grounds. Officials of the Imperial Household Agency said ...
The western Japan city of Kobe and nearby areas mark the 30th anniversary of the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that killed over 6,400 people, with many hoping to keep alive the memories as the devastating ...
The panel has been meeting to fulfill the government's obligation under a 2017 special measures law allowing then Emperor Akihito’s abdication to discuss how to overcome challenges to stable ...
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a viola concert on January 13. The two attended 85-year-old violist Uzuka Toshiyuki's recital in Tokyo. Uzuka, a professor emeritus at the Tokyo ...
The emperor and empress offered flowers and bowed in front of a list of victims of the disaster that took the lives of 6,434 people in Kobe and surrounding areas in western Japan. The memorial ...