Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor. The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese ...
According to records of the Equine Cultural Affairs Foundation of Japan, Emperor Meiji rode a horse for the first time when he was 16. Emperor Taisho tried riding a horse at the Aoyama ...
Princess Yuriko of Japan, who was the oldest member of the Japanese Imperial Family, has died at 101 years old. Princess ...
Now called Emperor Emeritus, Akihito was 11 when his father announced Japan's defeat on radio - the first time most Japanese had heard his voice. "Akihito's signature issue was trying to bring ...