TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, ...

Japan's former empress Michiko has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer and will soon undergo surgery, the Imperial Household Agency (IHA) said on Friday. Michiko's husband Akihito formally ...

On the morning of 6 August 1945, Michiko overslept. "I remember thinking, 'I can make it to work on time if I get the later train, but I still might catch my usual train if I run to the station'," she ...

J.K. Rowling has already expressed her disappointment with the New York Times for publishing Michiko Kakutani’s early review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We, on the other hand, were ...

Japan's former empress Michiko "safely" underwent surgery on Sunday after the 84-year-old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, the Imperial Household Agency said. Ms Michiko's husband Akihito ...