The first emperor was Emperor Jimmu, who is said to have begun his reign and built an empire around 660 BC. According to Japanese chronicles, his great-great-grandmother was the sun goddess ...

Mythology, recognised by the Imperial House, has the legendary Emperor Jimmu, said to be a descendant of a sun goddess and a storm god, as the first of 126 Japanese emperors leading up to the ...

Mythology, recognised by the Imperial House, has the legendary Emperor Jimmu, said to be a descendant of a sun goddess and a storm god, as the first of 126 Japanese emperors leading up to the ...

There has only been one Royal House in Japan. It is supposedly descended from the Sun Goddess and the first authentic emperor was Jimmu, 660 B.C. The present Emperor, Yoshihito, is the 122d of the ...

Japan had been an important ally ... thousand five hundred and seventy-ninth year after the coronation of the Emperor Jimmu." It is signed by the Emperor Yoshihito. My great grandfather died ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Iwo Jima Monday as they begin a tour of memorial visits this month to ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting Iwo Jima to pay tribute to those who died on the island where one of World War II's harshest battles was fought 80 years ago.