Historians often suggest that America’s super-weapon forced Hirohito to surrender in 1945. Look closer, and the truth is more ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said.

The charming village of Bibury holds a special allure for Japanese tourists, who flock to the area in coachloads, drawn by the legacy of Emperor Hirohito's 1921 visit. While it can get crowded in ...

Prince Hisahito visited the musashi imperial graveyard on March 20 to pay his respects to Emperor Hirohito.The eldest ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, accompanied by Empress Masako, right, waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on his 65th birthday, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.

A slightly longer book might have afforded room for ongoing debates among historians about Emperor Hirohito’s involvement in planning, supporting and eventually deciding to end the war.

The war was fought in the name of his grandfather, then-Emperor Hirohito. Naruhito said he and Masako, who were born after the war, have learned from his parents by hearing their stories of ...

The war was fought in the name of his grandfather, then- Emperor Hirohito. Naruhito said he and Masako, who were born after the war, have learned from his parents by hearing their stories of ...