Keith George and the Emperor of Japan met while both of them were studying at Oxford University's Merton College in 1983.

Japan’s new prime minister has singled out the emperor’s shortage of heirs as an “urgent issue” and called on politicians to ...

Earlier this week, as Japan was preparing to mark the historic abdication of one emperor and the enthronement of the next, a small group of people gathered on the edge of Tokyo. "Let's not forget ...

The 64-year-old emperor, who is fond of mountain climbing ... in this country after times of great difficulty as emperors of Japan at the invitation of Her Late Majesty.” Queen Elizabeth ...

Japan's 89-year-old former empress Michiko, the mother of Emperor Naruhito, will undergo surgery after falling at home and breaking her right leg, the imperial household said on Monday.

The emperor’s question about vessels had previously been believed to have been asked on March 29, 1945, in what is currently known as “Document Senkan Yamato” (Documentary on the battleship ...

Shin Emperor carries the hopes of a nation on Sunday as the Japanese runner bids to win the racing prize Japan desires most of all -- the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp racecourse.