The emperor has said it’s part of his effort at atonement and remembrance of the tragedy of war fought in the name of his ...

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 ...

TIL One of Emperor Hirohito's most treasured possessions was a Mickey Mouse watch, which was presented to him on a trip to the US when he visited Disneyland in 1975. When he died in 1989 he was ...

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.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has started a weeklong visit to Mongolia that will honor Japanese World War II prisoners ...