By the end of World War II, many Arisaka rifles had one striking feature missing: the imperial chrysanthemum seal. That ...

If your emperor rules by the mandate of the gods, but then orders you to attack a god at home, does he still have the mandate ...

Well-wishers visited the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s 64th birthday on Feb. 23, a national holiday. It was the first time this year for the general public to make a ...

Just a few days after the coffin was opened, the researchers announced that the bones suggested that the man was around 60 ...

Emperor Leo VI the Wise modernized Byzantine law, blending Roman legislation with Christian ethical principles.

Emperor Naruhito turned 65 on Feb. 23, vowing to reaffirm his commitment to peace with the approaching 80th anniversary since the end of World War II. Naruhito also pledged to think more deeply about ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient city in the southwest of Turkey known as Kibyra have recently completed the reconstruction of a unique and very rare statue which had previously been broken into ...

Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito formally ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, vowing to stay close to the Japanese people as the country entered the new Reiwa era and fulfil his ...

The digital reconstruction of Emperor Wu's face (left), alongside a painting made of him from the 'Thirteen Emperors Scroll' (right). Pianpian Wei et al. In 1996, a team of archaeologists discovered ...

Emperor penguins spend their entire lives on Antarctic ice and in its waters. They survive—breeding, raising young, and ...

Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, has formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne, replacing his father, Akihito, who had abdicated a day earlier. The sun came out for a morning ceremony at the ...