As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die ...

Japanese mourned universally last week the death of Field Marshal Viscount Kageakira Kawamura, 76, whose life exactly spanned the modern Imperial Era of Japan. At his birth (1850) the last Shogun ...

The myths surrounding Japan’s imperial origins are firmly rooted in matriarchal influences. Emperor Jimmu, a mythological figure said to be the first emperor of Japan, circa 600BCE.

Japan's Akihito pushed imperial boundaries to reach out to Asia By Linda Sieg August 12, 20188:49 PM PDTUpdated August 12, 2018 ...