TOKYO -- The Imperial Family's beloved dog Yuri has died due to old age at 16 years and 4 months, a close aide to the Imperial Household announced on June 26.

A version of the Japanese imperialist flag, in Newcastle club colours and logo, was shown briefly in the original video.

Japan has spotted Chinese vessels sailing near disputed islets in the East China Sea for a record 216 consecutive days, according to Tokyo’s coastguard.

A special plane carrying the imperial couple left Tokyo's Haneda Airport in the morning and arrived in Hiroshima for their first visit to the prefecture since the emperor's enthronement in 2019.

They will be the first reigning emperor and empress to visit Mongolia. The emperor visited the country in 2007 when he was Crown Prince.

Chinese soldiers salute a band during a military parade in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sep 3, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

The inscription on the hoist reads " [illegible] Phila CAVALRY Corps Army POTOMAC 2nd Brg 1st Div." Machine stitching; flat-felled panel seams. Location Currently not on view date made ca 1890-1897 ID ...