Japan’s Emperor Naruhito began a weeklong visit to Mongolia on Sunday during which he plans to honour thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in the ...

Naruhito’s visit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. In recent years, he has visited some of ...

Hirohito “is the spiritual godfather of uninterrupted, one-party LDP rule,” Bix said in an interview. From the early 1960s, Hirohito received secret top-level military briefings, ...

A shrouded conspiracy unfurled in the dim and flickering shadows of Emperor Hirohito’s palace. The loyal imperial guard tasked with his protection had been insidiously replaced by insurgent soldiers, ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week.

Boots pounded against the polished floors of Japan's Imperial Palace as the rebels forced their way inside. They tore through ...

An earlier source for the claim Hirohito was buried with a Mickey Mouse watch is an article about the emperor's funeral written in February 1989 by Stewart Slavin, a reporter for newswire agency ...

Tokyo — 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.