Japan hoped that by attacking the fleet at Pearl Harbor it could delay American intervention, gaining time to solidify its ...

TOKYO (AP) — Friday is the 80th anniversary of then-Emperor Hirohito's announcement of Japan's World War II surrender, but as living witnesses die and memories fade, questions remain in Japan about ...

Factbox-Key Facts About Japan's Imperial System as Trump Meets Emperor TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ...

Japan has revised its laws to prevent the world's oldest hereditary monarchy from running out of heirs. But they have left in place a ban on female emperors, an idea which most Japanese support. By ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia when he visits the country next ...

Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would prefer a female emperor. By Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno Reporting ...

Japan's parliament tweaked the imperial succession law on July 17 but maintained the bar on women emperors -- despite surveys suggesting wide public support for the idea. The future of the imperial ...