Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa.

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said ...

Fortnight ago a bald little Japanese general nicknamed The Razor became Premier of Japan. Hideki Tojo's* sparse mustache looks as if it might blow off in a stiff breeze and his tortoise-shell ...

Instead, General Hideki Tojo and 27 Imperial military officers and Japanese officials were charged, while Hirohito was allowed to stay on the throne and remain in power as the reigning emperor ...

He called on the Emperor Hirohito, bowed reverentially, and reported, according to Radio Tokyo, on a “general jurisdictional matter.” The Premier and his ministers now held only shadow authority.

On July 11, 2024, a Reddit user posted a claim to the r/todayilearned subreddit that former Japanese Emperor Hirohito was buried with a Mickey Mouse watch after he died in 1989. As of this writing ...

Context According to a newspaper article written at the time of Hirohito's funeral, spokespeople for Japan's imperial family refused to confirm "reports" the emperor was buried with a Mickey Mouse ...

He was Japan's 125th emperor, reigning from 1989 through 2019, and can trace his lineage back nearly 3,000 years. Here, see photos of Akihito throughout his life—from childhood to present-day.