Japan’s Emperor Akihito will abdicate in 2019 — the first emperor to step down in 200 years

Thomson Reuters TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate on April 30, 2019, in the first such abdication in about 200 years. The emperor will be 85 by then and has cited his age as a concern. Akihito’s elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a […]

Melania Trump wears THOSE stilettos to meet Emperor Akihito and wife in Japan

Melania Trump, 47, and her husband Donald Trump, 71, touched down in Japan late Saturday ahead of a 13-day trek through Asia.  A strong bond has been formed between the US President and the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, as the pair discussed trade in an informal setting on a golf course on Sunday.  But […]