New branch of Imperial family established as mother and daugther separate
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, the Imperial Household Agency head and others held an Imperial House Economy Cou...
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Japanese conductor wins grand prize for French conducting competition
Japanese conductor Yoneda Satoshi won the grand prize at the 59th Besancon International Competition for Young Conductor...
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Osaka Expo online ticket sale to end Sept. 30
Osaka Expo organizers said they will end the online sale of admission tickets on September 30.They announced on Septembe...
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Crown Prince Fumihito enjoys Osaka Expo with his son Prince Hisahito
Prince Hisahito arrived at the Osaka Expo for his first solo trip for official duty on September 24.On September 25, his...
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Prince Hisahito visits Osaka Expo in his first official solo trip
Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito’s nephew and second-in-line to the Chrysanthemum throne, visited the Osaka Expo on Sep...
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Misinformation over Muslim-friendly lunch sparks online controversy
Misinformation stating a city in Fukuoka Prefecture will start offering school lunches catering to Muslims went viral on...
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Japan's Prince Hisahito attends autumn imperial ancestral rites as adult imperial family member
Prince Hisahito attended the autumn imperial ancestral rites on September 23.He bowed from inside the car together with ...
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Festival horse runs into traffic in southwestern Japan
This footage was filmed by a viewer on September 19 in Kumamoto city, southwestern Japan.A horse decorated for an upcomi...
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Worlds oldest fossil of dome-headed dinosaur discovered in Mongolia
The world’s oldest fossil of pachycephalosaur, commonly known as a dome-headed dinosaur, was discovered in Mongolia’s Go...
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Emperor Naruhito speaks at Nagasaki peace culture festival
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the opening ceremony for the Nagasaki peace culture festival, the dual Nati...
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