In their pursuit of knowledge about the natural world, 16th-century scientists saw few boundaries between experiment and ...

Spring is a time for renewal, and not only in nature. Fresh new exhibitions are opening at museums around the world, with an ...

A century after he was born and 55 years after he met his grisly end, we still find Yukio Mishima’s works compelling and ...

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is a serene escape from the bustling metropolis that surrounds it. This ...

TOKYO (TR) – An intoxicated foreign man was arrested by the Imperial Guard Headquarters for trespassing onto the Imperial ...

Internationally renowned composer, rockstar, philanthropist, and fashion icon YOSHIKI has been selected by Major League ...

Iwama Kiminori has been serving as Japan's Ambassador to Austria for some time. With an impressive diplomatic career and ...

The bigger takeaway from this episode is the history of the late emperor and Anshi, and that's not a comfortable story. We've known that the previous emperor was a pedophile for quite some time now; ...

Per the 1947 Imperial House Law, only men can succeed to the throne, excluding Emperor Naruhito’s only daughter ... In September, on his 19th birthday, Japan will hold a coming-of-age palace ceremony ...

Naruhito's specialty is water transport while his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito who abdicated in 2019, researches fish. Hisahito's father, Crown Prince Akishino, is an expert of chickens. Japan ...

Japan’s postwar constitution defines the emperor as “the symbol of the state ... Japan will host a coming-of-age palace ceremony for Prince Hisahito on his 19th birthday on 6 September ...