Tenor fails to rent home as work in Covid-hit sector deemed precarious
Paul Byrom says landlord ‘simply didn’t want anyone from the entertainment industry’
Japan reveals name of new imperial era to begin next month
Reiwa – signifying ‘order’ and ‘peace’ – selected as name after months of secret debate
Record crowds in Japan for emperor’s final new year’s appearance
Emperor Akihito (85) to abdicate in April after 30 years on Chrysanthemum Throne
Record crowd attends Japanese emperor’s final birthday address
Akihito (85) will abdicate ceremonial role in April after 30 years on the throne
Trump accuses Japan of not trading fairly on first stop of tour
Visiting Asia, US president says ‘our trade with Japan is not free and it’s not reciprocal’
Japan’s deputy PM backtracks after praising Adolf Hitler
Taro Aso said the Nazi leader’s ‘motives were right’ even if he killed millions of people
Japanese emperor’s abdication rekindles heir supply worries
Akihito’s impending abdication puts Japan’s male-only succession in the spotlight again
Japanese princess to gain a husband but lose her royalty
Princess Mako’s engagement revives debate on women in imperial family
When Bertie Ahern met Emperor Akihito in Japan
Akihito, whose reign nears its end, tried to bring protocol-heavy monarchy down to earth
Japan’s emperor hints at wish to abdicate in address to nation
Emperor Akihito (82) says he worries about impact of his declining health on society
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate “in a few years”
Emperor Hirohito’s successor spent much of his reign working to heal wounds of second World War
Japan marks fifth anniversary of earthquake and tsunami
Quake in 2011 killed 20,000 people and crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
Japanese emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ over WW2
‘I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never be repeated,’ memorial service hears
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