Japan’s Emperor Naruhito pledges to work as symbol of the people
- 01-May-2019
Former Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stepped down on Tuesday after three decades.
Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reign ahead of abdication
- 23-Dec-2018
TOKYO: In a rare emotional address ahead of his abdication next year, Japanese Emperor Akihito said he took “deep comfort” that his long reign had been one of peace as he remembered the “countless lives” lost in World War II. Akihito, in a pre-recorded speech to mark his 85th birthday Sunday, also paid tribute to the […]
Japan emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ over war
- 15-Aug-2018
TOKYO: Emperor Akihito, in his last appearance as reigning monarch at an annual ceremony marking Japan’s World War Two surrender, expressed “deep remorse” over the conflict, while Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed never to repeat the horrors of war. Earlier on Wednesday, Abe sent a ritual offering to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead […]
‘Emperor’ stocks soar in China as Xi cleared for indefinite reign
- 26-Feb-2018
SHANGHAI: Chinese speculators pounced on stocks with “emperor” in their name on Monday, after the ruling Communist Party set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely. The party proposed on Sunday to remove a constitutional clause limiting presidential service to just two terms in office, boosting prospects of Xi remaining in […]
Stolen marble head of Rome’s first emperor returns to Italy
- 15-Jun-2016
ROME: A marble sculpture of the head of Rome's first emperor was welcomed back to the Italian capital on Tuesday, some 40 years after it was stolen and trafficked out of the country.