(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Hiroshima and other domestic war-related sites next year to mark the 80th anniversary ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, “Banzai,” which means “long live,” while others waved small ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

David Smyth joined team RW to experience the first UK Ekiden and delves into the history, culture and significance of the ...

Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope that people will work together to overcome challenges such as natural disasters and ...

Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, ending World War II and its nearly half-century aggression in Asia. The war was fought in the name of Emperor Hirohito, grandfather of Naruhito. Masako, a Harvard ...

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TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted “banzai ...