Princess Kako visits Arita ware pottery studio in southwestern Japan

Princess Kako visits Arita ware pottery studio in southwestern Japan

Princess Kako visits the Arita ware studio of potter and living national treasure 14th generation Imaizumi Imaemon in Sa...

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Ruins believed to be Sakamoto Castle found in western Japan

Ruins believed to be Sakamoto Castle found in western Japan

A moat and stone walls believed to belong to the “'phantom” Sakamoto Castle built during the Sengoku period are found in...

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Crown Princess Kiko attends awards ceremony for writing competition

Crown Princess Kiko attends awards ceremony for writing competition

Crown Princess Kiko attends the awards ceremony for the national youth book report competition and meets with the winner...

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Snow gathering at traditional icehouse in central Japan

Snow gathering at traditional icehouse in central Japan

People gather snow for storage inside an icehouse in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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Emperor and empress visit Tokyo museum to see reproductions of imperial artifacts

Emperor and empress visit Tokyo museum to see reproductions of imperial artifacts

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit the Meiji Jingu Museum in Tokyo to see an exhibit featuring reproductions of a...

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Imperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony

Imperial Palace holds annual New Years Poetry Reading ceremony

The annual Utakai Hajime Ceremony, also known as the Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading, is held at the Imperial Palace ...

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Japanese retailer Takashimaya explains damaged cakes sold at its stores

Japanese retailer Takashimaya explains damaged cakes sold at its stores

Japanese major department store retailer Takashimaya holds a press conference to explain the issue of damaged Christmas ...

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Hot spring facility offers yuzu bath on winter solstice

Hot spring facility offers yuzu bath on winter solstice

A hot spring facility in Yokohama, southeast of central Tokyo, offers yuzu bath to visitors on December 22, this year's ...

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Japanese government to propose calligraphy for UNESCO heritage list

Japanese government to propose calligraphy for UNESCO heritage list

The Japanese government is set to seek the inscription of Japanese calligraphy on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritag...

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Winter purification ritual at river in southwestern Japan

Winter purification ritual at river in southwestern Japan

A winter purification ritual takes place at a river near a Shinto shrine in southwestern Japan.

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