Japan's Emperor draws record birthday crowd as he prepares to abdicate
Japan's 84-year-old Emperor Akihito has decided to abdicate the throne.
Dec 23, 2017, 13:03 PM IST
Japan special panel to weigh timing of emperor's abdication
The timing of Emperor Akihito`s abdication, Japan`s first in nearly two centuries, is to be discussed by a special panel that will meet from Dec. 1, the top government spokesman said on Wednesday.
Nov 22, 2017, 10:16 AM IST
Donald Trump passes tricky protocol test with Japanese emperor
To bow or not to bow: That was the question when US President Donald Trump held a closely watched meet-and-greet with the Japanese emperor laden with potential protocol pitfalls.
Nov 06, 2017, 08:38 AM IST
Japan crown prince says will devote himself "body and soul" to job as emperor
Emperor Akihito, 83, who has had heart surgery and treatment for prostate cancer, said in rare public remarks last year he feared age might make it hard for him to continue to fulfill his duties.
Jun 13, 2017, 17:20 PM IST
Japan's parliament clears way for emperor's abdication
Japan`s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year.
Jun 09, 2017, 09:22 AM IST
Five things to know about the Japanese royals
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko journey to sites of natural disasters to console victims, most notably after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Jun 09, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Japan Cabinet approves bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan`s cabinet approved a bill on Friday that would allow Emperor Akihito to step down.
May 19, 2017, 08:43 AM IST
Japan princess to wed, sparking debate on shrinking royal family
Japanese Princess Mako`s unofficial fiance, Kei Komuro, appeared before media cameras on Wednesday outside the Tokyo law office where he works.
May 17, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
Japan's Emperor cancels engagements, cites health problems
Amid ongoing discussion about his abdication, Japan's Emperor Akihito has cancelled his engagements due to health problems for the second time in 2017.
May 16, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Japan emperor's Vietnam visit a sign of improved ties
Many Vietnamese women married to Japanese soldiers, Xuan's family was split up, victimized by the stormy relationship between the countries.
Feb 27, 2017, 11:38 AM IST
Sixty years after Japan army husband fled, Vietnam war bride clings to love
It`s been more than sixty years since Nguyen Thi Xuan`s husband, a Japanese soldier, left her in Vietnam, but the 94-year-old still sleeps with a body pillow she fashioned from his military uniform.
Feb 24, 2017, 12:24 PM IST
Japan plans to have new emperor in 2019: Media
Akihito, 83, expressed a desire in August to abdicate after nearly three decades on the Chrysanthemum Throne, citing his advancing age and weakening health.
Jan 11, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
India, Japan cooperation will strengthen bilateral ties: Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted Japanese Emperor Akihito on his birthday which falls on December 23.
Dec 22, 2016, 15:20 PM IST
Japan's little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne
When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan’s government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world’s oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little prince remains the last hope for an unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:28 PM IST
Japan`s emperor hints at wish to abdicate, says may be 'difficult' to fulfil duties
Japanese Emperor Akihito has said that his weakening health may make it hard to fulfil his duties, in a speech seen as flagging a possible future abdication.
Aug 08, 2016, 12:38 PM IST
Japan palace denies emperor`s wish to abdicate
Japan`s Emperor Akihito has no plans to step down, the imperial household has insisted, denying reports the 82-year-old wants to abdicate, in what would be an extraordinary move for a more-than 2,600-year-old royal line.
Jul 14, 2016, 08:56 AM IST
Japan`s Akihito to visit Philippine WWII cemetery
Japan`s Emperor Akihito will on Wednesday visit a cemetery for tens of thousands of Filipino World War II dead, as he uses a historic visit to the Philippines to promote his pacifist agenda.
Jan 27, 2016, 10:56 AM IST
