The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious ...

Akihito himself is a direct descendent of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, believed to have reigned around 660 BC. The last emperor to abdicate was Emperor Kokaku in 1817 in the later part of the ...

Emperor Akihito of Japan indicated in a rare public address Monday that he wants to abdicate the throne, which would make him the first Japanese monarch in 200 years to step down. Here are five ...

Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan, a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. Japan is the only country in the world where the monarch holds the title of Emperor.

Emperor Jimmu, in the western city of Kashihara. On their last trip outside Tokyo earlier this month, the emperor and the empress offered prayers at the Ise Jingu ancient Shinto shrine in central ...

Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan, a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. Japan is the only country in the world where the monarch holds the title of Emperor.