After Emperor Hirohito (aka Emperor Shōwa) announced Japanese surrender to the Allies to end World War II on August 15, 1945, ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims ...

The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito's grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Arrangements are being made for Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress ... to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a government source said Sunday.

This theory reportedly derives from “Taiheiyo Senso Nihon Kaigun Senshi” (Japanese navy’s record on the Pacific War), which was compiled by the No. 2 bureau of demobilization.

The imperial couple plan to visit the Peace Park in Nagasaki, one of the two cities devastated by atomic bombings during World War II, when they attend ... ground battle between Japanese and U.S.

The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito’s grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...