From tapas offerings spilling onto the streets of Karlín to a vibrant psychedelic show, there's plenty you don't want to miss ...

HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited a nursing home in Hiroshima for atomic bomb survivors, wrapping up ...

In their first trip to the city since the emperor's accession in 2019, the imperial couple laid white flowers and bowed deeply at a cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, which holds the names ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived in Hiroshima Prefecture on Thursday to commemorate the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima, as this year marks 80 years ...

TOKYO -- Emperor Naruhito met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Imperial Palace here on June 18, during the president's visit to Ja ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visited Hiroshima on June 19. They made a stop at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the afternoon. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War ...

Around 200,000 people -- both Japanese and American -- lost their lives in the ensuing ground battle. In July 1975, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, then crown prince and princess, ...

History records the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang as sending the alchemist Xu Fu eastwards towards Japan on a quest for the elixir of immortality. However, the ancient texts make no mention of any ...

Was the elixir of life hidden in Tibet? Chinese emperor’s carving sparks debate 37-character carving found near the Yellow River may rewrite what we know about Qin Shi Huang’s hunt for eternal ...

Moving back in time, June 9th witnessed significant cultural and historical moments. In 68 AD, the Roman Emperor Nero died by suicide, ending his tumultuous and often controversial reign.

At 83 years old, Japanese Emperor Akihito is ready to retire. The royal, who has held the throne since 1989, has battled prostate cancer and undergone multiple surgeries in recent years. In August, he ...