Heavy snow envelopes UNESCO world heritage Shirakawa-go
A heavy snow warning was issued in Shirakawa Village in Gifu Prefecture on February 4.There was less snow before noon, ...
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New sumo grand champion helps celebrate setsubun
Hoshoryu, the new yokozuna or sumo grand champion hailing from Mongolia, helped celebrate the spring festival setsubun a...
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Imperial family attends wheelchair basketball championship
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko attended the 50th Emperor’s Cup wheelchair basketball championship h...
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Emperor and Empress to possibly visit Mongolia in July
Nippon TV has learned that Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering an official visit to Mongolia in July thi...
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Japan to recommend ancient imperial capitals in Nara for World Heritage
The Japanese government decided on January 28 to recommend archaeological sites in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, to be...
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Emperor, Empress, and Princess Aiko visit Monet exhibit
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko visited the “Monet: The Late Waterscapes” exhibition at the National...
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Fuji TV chairman and president to step down over Nakai scandal
Executives of Fuji Television held a press conference on January 27 to talk about the network's response to a sex scanda...
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Princess Hisako attends Tokyo National Museums new exhibition
Princess Hisako of Takamado attended on January 20 the opening of Tokyo National Museum’s special exhibition commemorati...
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World Heritage site Shirakawa-go winter light-up event
The historic village of Shirakawa-go in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, was lit up on January 13.The UNESCO World Herita...
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Emperor and Empress fly to Kobe to attend earthquake Memorial Ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako flew from Haneda Airport on the morning of January 16 to attend the Memorial Ceremon...
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