With a spotlight on Vietnamese art, the auction also features more than 100 Japanese prints in the Ukiyo-e style ...

Emperor Akihito will abdicate on April 30th. It is the first time in more than 200 years that a living Japanese Emperor will hand over the throne. And it brings to a close an era that redefined ...

Gifu, Oct. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Tuesday visited an exhibition of the National Arts and Culture Festival for Persons with Disabilities in the city of ...

The emperor and empress later moved to the city of Beppu and released young marbled flounder and red sea bream into the sea ...

Return to the world of samurai and learn about the women warriors who defended homes and created long-lasting legacies.

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received ... The couple retired after Akihito abdicated in 2019 as their son, Emperor Naruhito, ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne and his wife, Masako ...

We don't even know if she is a cat," art historian Joyce S. Cheng ... and why Britain's King Charles wished Hello Kitty a ...

Tokyo, Nov. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and ... and became very successful in academics, culture, art and sports,” the Emperor said.

He wished for world peace and happiness for the people of Japan. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako appeared on the palace balcony at 10 am. They were accompanied by Crown Prince Akishino and ...

Negotiations for the first Japanese emperor to visit China in 1992 were kept so secret that the prime minister at the time, Kiichi Miyazawa, complained he was not sufficiently consulted.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako hosted a fall garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon, attended by about 1,400 guests, including athletes who won gold ...

Oct. 22 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1797, the first silk parachute jump from a high altitude was made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who dropped in a basket released from a balloon at 3,300 ...