23, vowing to reaffirm his commitment to peace with the approaching 80th anniversary since the end of World ... Imperial Palace ahead of his birthday. Referring to the rapidly dwindling war ...

A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air ...

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday Sunday, stressed the importance of telling the tragedy of World ...

Using archive video and images from the Imperial War Museum, as well as first-person testimony from veterans and eye-witnesses, this series of short films offers a comprehensive overview of World ...

The key ceremony marking his enthronement, "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-gi," took place at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo ... ceremonies were changed after World War II to underscore the Emperor's new ...