Some shouted "banzai" — "long live" — while others waved small paper Japanese flags. "I feel for those ... rules of male-only succession in the imperial family. Under current law, she will ...

Returning to Japan, Yanagi relinquished metropolitan life entirely, moving to the remote islands of Momoshima in the Seto ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday visited ... The visit by Naruhito and his wife, Emperor Masako, both ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima raged on from Feb. 19, 1945, to March 16, 1945, leaving thousands dead and even more wounded. Yet one photo gave, and continues to give, Americans hope. Look back at the ...