Emperor Emeritus Akihito, who turned 91 on Dec. 23 ... There have been no major changes in his health. He was diagnosed with right heart failure due to a tricuspid valve obstruction in July ...

saying that they hope Akihito celebrates his beiju in good health and wish him well in the future. Tetsuji Nakabo, 72, an honorary professor at Kyoto University, says, “Emperor Emeritus Akihito ...

Last summer, Emperor Akihito, an 83-year-old cancer survivor, said he was worried about the burden his age and health might take on his role in the future. “When I consider that my fitness level ...

In August 2016, Emperor Akihito made a surprising announcement: He expressed his apparent wish to step down. "I am already 80 years old, and fortunately I am now in good health," he said.

Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication ... he felt unable to fulfil his role because of his age and declining health. His son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will ascend the Chrysanthemum ...

Japan’s Emperor Akihito reads a message for recording at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Akihito expressed concern about fulfilling his duties as he ages in an address to the public in a 10-minute ...

I wish for your health and happiness ... When the Diet enacted a one-off law enabling then-Emperor Akihito to abdicate, lawmakers also adopted a resolution calling on the government to study ...

Several world leaders gathered in Japan for the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and protesters demonstrated a short distance away. On April 30, 1945, the burned body of ...

Japanese Emperor Akihito expressed gratitude to the Japanese people Tuesday as he abdicated his throne and turned it over to his son, becoming the nation's first monarch to step down in 200 years.

Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication ... he felt unable to fulfil his role because of his age and declining health. His son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will ascend the Chrysanthemum ...