Emperor Akihito renewed his driver’s license Friday for what he has said would be the last time, after receiving the required lecture for elderly drivers at the imperial palace in Tokyo.

A one-off Toyota Century convertible will be used to take Naruhito along the parade route and to the location of the ceremony. His predecessor, Emperor Akihito, showed up to his coronation in a ...

Never mind that Akihito's personal car is a 1991 Integra sedan; the Century has been built to the specifications of the Japanese royal family since the first one was built in 1967.

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, is ...

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research into goby fish, care for his wife and pray for peace.

As the car slipped by, for a few brief moments, we could see Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leaning forward waving gently. A ripple of applause and waving of plastic flags from the crowd, and ...

Akihito, a lonely child raised by chamberlains and nursemaids since age 3, ... Her husband had died in a car accident, and some thought the tragedy might help her understand Japan’s sorrow.

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

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