Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in ... China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents ...

In January 1989, upon his father's death, Emperor Akihito succeeded to the Chrysanthemum Throne. It was an optimistic time. Japan was rich, at the height of its post-war economic boom. Sony was ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last public address as emperor, Akihito handed over the symbols of power and ...

As Japan celebrates a new Emperor and imperial era, the male-only succession rule underscores the monarchy’s struggle to survive. Emperor Akihito, known for his emphasis on reconciliation and ...

The president was granted an audience with Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace at the start of his Asia tour The considerably taller U.S. leader appeared to dwarf the smaller Japanese ...

However, Naruhito will not become emperor of Japan until the stroke of midnight and he will “inherit” the regalia at a second ceremony on Wednesday at 10.30am Japan's Emperor Akihito prepared ...

Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30th. It is the first time in more than 200 years that a living Japanese Emperor will hand over the throne. And it brings to a close an era that redefined ...

Emperor Hirohito, Akihito’s father, visited recuperation homes for war victims and reception centers for repatriates in Japan, but he traveled abroad only twice due mainly to criticism about his ...

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Several world leaders gathered in Japan for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and protesters demonstrated a short distance away. On April 30, 1945, the burned body of ...