Japan’s Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be admitted to hospital for heart tests on Tuesday, public broadcaster NHK reported, ...

Japan's Imperial Household Agency has announced that Former Emperor Emeritus Akihito will be hospitalised in Tokyo on Tuesday ...

Is monarchy outdated or essential? In this critical response to UsefulCharts, we explore the deeper problems with royal systems—from hereditary power and public funding to democratic values.

On what should have been a day of celebration marking Togo’s 65th independence anniversary, opposition political parties and ...

For the first time in years, public support for the Dutch monarchy has grown significantly. According to a new survey by the EenVandaag Opinion Panel, 59 percent of respondents now favor maintaining ...

"I have no difficulty with the way she exercises the power she has as head of state but I'm not sure that as she's a hereditary monarch she ought to be doing so ... "It's old fashioned in its feel ...