"and that is exactly how he has lived these nearly 60 years." But for some time, Emperor Akihito has been in declining health. He has had cancer and major heart bypass surgery. Those close to him ...

Then the heads of state took part in the ceremonial carriage ride to Buckingham Palace where the empress, 60, was seen wearing ... now styled as the Emperor Emeritus Akihito, when Akihito ...

Naruhito, 60, began his reign in May last year after his father, Emperor Akihito, became the first monarch to abdicate the throne in more than 200 years. The memorial event on Saturday was scaled ...

KYOTO--In their first trip outside Tokyo in four years, Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko praised restorers here who finished their work on a 19th-century court gown. “You did ...