In the Meiji period, Japanese leaders looked to European models of constitutional monarchy, adopting a system of imperial government modeled most closely on the Prussian model. As Japan transitioned ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...

One notable fact about the Imperial Japanese Army’s combat ... were also marked by various kinds of foolhardiness. Japanese wartime leaders never made a cool-headed decision to stop the war ...

The expedition leader likened the ruined fortification to “a complete underground city.” The survey covered the remains of imperial Japanese military facilities such as airfields and pillboxes.

Chamberlains carrying the sacred sword and jewel, ancient Imperial treasures ... Abe delivers an address on behalf of the Japanese people. State leaders and monarchs from more than 180 countries ...