A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

urging Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. The 1947 law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.

western Japan, to be considered for registration as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The sites include what used to be the Asuka and Fujiwara imperial capitals that likely housed the palaces of Emperor ...