Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited the Ohinata settlement in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, during their summer break in the resort town. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/24/japan/emperor-emeritus-postwar-settlement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperorakihito #empressmichiko #imperialfamily #karuizawa #nagano #wwii

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have traveled to Hiroshima to commemorate the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/19/japan/imperial-family-hiroshima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #emperorakihito #empressmichiko #imperialfamily #wwii

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, the father of Emperor Naruhito, has turned 91. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/23/japan/emperor-emeritus-turns-91/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #imperialfamily #emperorakihito #empressmichiko

Japan's imperial couple "felt a sense of unease" about their links to the British royal family ahead of their state visit in 1998, newly released documents at the National Archives in London show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/17/japan/imperial-couple-1998-london-visit-archives/ #japan #ukjapanrelations #ukimperialfamily #emperorakihito #empressmichiko #queenelizabeth

Former Emperor Akihito turned 90 on Saturday after having spent another peaceful year with his wife, former Empress Michiko, while continuing to reflect on war and peace and those impacted by natural disasters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/23/japan/former-emperor-akihito-turns-90/?utm_content=buffer23f2a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #emperorakihito #imperialfamily #empressmichiko

Empress Emerita Michiko, wife of Emperor Emeritus Akihito, turned 89 on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/10/20/japan/empress-emerita-michiko-turns-89/?utm_content=buffer1202f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #empressmichiko #emperorakihito #imperialfamily