File photo taken on June 17, 2014 shows Japan's late Prince Mikasa and his wife Princess Yuriko being assisted after paying respects to their late son Prince Katsura(AFP) Princess Mikasa — the ...

Embedded in concrete just a few feet from the water is the 114-year-old battleship Mikasa. It's the only surviving pre-dreadnought battleship, not to mention one of the only Imperial navy vessels ...

The 100-year-old uncle of Japanese Emperor Akihito, Prince Mikasa, died on Thursday, leaving only four heirs to the Chrysanthemum throne. Mikasa’s death coincides with renewed attention to the ...