TOKYO >> Japan s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary just three weeks before he abdicates his throne.

Akihito, together with Michiko, his wife of 60 years and the first commoner to marry an imperial heir, carved out an active role as a symbol of reconciliation, peace and democracy.

Japanese Emperor Akihito will abdicate on Tuesday in favor of his elder son, ending a three-decade reign during which he sought to ease the painful memories of World War Two and engage with people ...

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their Diamond anniversary on Wednesday (April 10), marking six decades of a marriage that helped modernise the monarchy ...

Pictures: Emperor Akihito This is the first overseas trip in three years for the 78-year-old emperor, who underwent cardiac bypass surgery in February.

Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary just three weeks before he abdicates his throne.

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.

TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their Diamond anniversary on Wednesday (April 10), marking six decades of a marriage that helped modernise the monarchy. Akihito, 85 ...

Akihito succeeded the throne in 1989 after the death of his father, Hirohito, the longest serving emperor whose 64-year reign spanned World War II and Japan’s postwar economic recovery.

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.

Japan's Emperor Akihito, left, and Empress Michiko, right, leave after the celebration ceremony of their 60th wedding anniversary at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. (Kyodo ...