King Charles is facing a somewhat awkward start to 2024, by which I mean everyone's discussing whether or not he should abdicate. According to Newsweek, there have been calls for Charles to pass the ...

Following the announcement that King Charles III had a medical procedure for an enlarged prostate, which required a brief hospital stay in late January, Buckingham Palace delivered more surprising ...

King Charles‘ mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Her reign spanned 70 years and made Charles the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent ever. Upon the ...

TOKYO-- Japan's much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Friday.

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the country’s first monarch to abdicate in 200 years, but put off a debate over how to tackle the shrinking ...

The road to Emperor Akihito’s abdication began on July 13, 2016, when the public broadcaster NHK reported that he had expressed a wish to relinquish his position within the next few years. The story ...

Japan's Emperor Akihito will abdicate the throne on Tuesday at 85. Even as the populace celebrates Akihito's pacifist legacy, the world's oldest continuous monarchy struggles to enter the modern age.