During the trip, they will pray for the more than 200,000 people who lost their lives eight decades ago in the Battle of ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress, along with their daughter, will visit the southern prefecture of Okinawa early next month to commemorate 80 years since a fierce battle there near the end of World War Two ...

Japan’s Imperial palace says it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor ...

Tokyo, May 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito ... According to the Imperial Household Agency, the family will arrive in the prefecture on a special aircraft on June 4 and travel to former ...

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Okinawa next month to pay their respects to the war dead ahead of the ...

TOKYO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- An employee at Japan's Imperial Palace has been dismissed for allegedly stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen (about 24,900 U.S. dollars) set aside for personal expenses for ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency says it has dismissed an aide to the Emperor's family for stealing 3.6 million yen, or ...

Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)--An employee at the Japanese Imperial Household ... aside for personal expenses for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his family. The chamberlain who committed the thefts ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the Imperial Household Agency. Akihito, 91, who is retired ...