Japan's beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 91st birthday on Monday, as he continues to pursue his lifetime research ...

China repeatedly requested that Emperor Akihito visit after he ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989. Diplomatic documents released by the Foreign Ministry on Dec. 20 stated that on Dec.

Akihito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989 ... The Japan-China relationship would greatly improve if the emperor visited China next year (1992), which marks the 20th anniversary of the ...

The tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, has remained a mystery for over 2,200 years. Discovered in 1974 by farmers in Shaanxi province, the site includes a vast underground mausoleum ...

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The discovery comes from Pit No. 2 at the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, the burial site of China’s first emperor. This is the first significant find in this pit since excavations resumed in 2015 and the ...

Mao certainly didn't think so. In May 1958, having silenced most of China's intellectuals, the Great Teacher, referring to Qin's founding emperor, Shihuangdi, boasted: ‘He buried 460 scholars alive; ...

Allusion to the top leader of China in general ... CDT first detected that "reigning emperor" was blocked from Weibo search results on August 21, 2014. It remains blocked as of October 20 ...

China's anti-corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping reached a new peak in 2024, with a record 56 high-ranking officials investigated, a 25% surge from 2023. The campaign has intensified ...

China has tripled the amount of time visitors can spend in the country without a visa in yet another move to entice more foreign tourists. The Chinese State Administration of Immigration announced ...

China expanded its visa-free transit policy to allow citizens from 54 countries, including the U.S., to visit for up to 10 days without a visa. Travelers must be traveling from China to a third ...

AIGIALEIA, GREECE—ArtNet News reports that a portrait of the Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was discovered during restoration work at the Holy Monastery of Pammegiston Taxiarchon ...