On Tuesday, April 30, between 5 P.M. and 5.12 P.M., Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne, paving the way for the enthronement of Crown...
As Japan enters a new era, JAPAN Forward reflects — in pictures — on pivotal aspects of the rule of the Heisei Emperor, Akihito, and...
Heisei Emperor Akihito stepped down on Tuesday, April 30, after 30 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne. Before that, he was already in the public eye...
Emperor Akihito, 125th ruler on Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne, has announced the end of his reign Tuesday, April 30. In a morning ceremony that lasted...
Emperor Akihito and his wife Michiko on April 18 visited the most important shrine in Japan, Ise Jingu, to pay their respects. Under different...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward looks back on the pivotal aspects of the Heisei Emperor’s rule. There...
