Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Former Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalised in Tokyo on Tuesday ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito, 91, will be hospitalized for heart examinations after doctors detected a potential issue during a ...

Japan's former Emperor Akihito was discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Saturday after undergoing an examination of his heart ...

A man prepared to break with tradition, Akihito was the first Japanese emperor to marry a commoner, speak to his subjects live on television, and be hands-on in raising his children. The emperor ...

Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will undergo heart tests at a hospital after an unspecified problem was detected during a ...

No other emperor has abdicated in modern Japanese history. But Akihito has broken with other imperial tradition. He was the first emperor to marry a commoner, Empress Michiko. 24/7 coverage of ...