Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has started a weeklong visit to Mongolia that will honor Japanese World War II prisoners ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito visits Mongolia to honor Japanese WWII prisoners enduring harsh conditions there. This trip marks a ...

Naruhito’s visit commemorates the 80th anniversary of the conclusion of World War II. In recent years, he has visited some of ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has announced plans to honor Japanese World War II prisoners during his visit to Mongolia next week ...

Emperor Naruhito to meet president, lay flowers at memorial dedicated to Japanese prisoners captured by Soviet Union and sent ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress arrived in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. This is their first visit to the ...

As they make a state visit to Mongolia, the imperial couple will offer flowers at a memorial for Japanese who were captured ...

Naruhito himself is a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. The only child of Naruhito and his wife Masako is a daughter, Aiko, and women are barred from the throne.

Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier.. The sun came out for a morning ceremony at the ...

Crown Prince Naruhito, who on Wednesday ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne to become Japan’s 126th emperor, has pledged to bring the world’s oldest monarchy closer to the people.