Japan Parade, an event to promote Japanese culture, was held in New York City on May 11.Held for the third time, the eve...

Three sea cormorants arrived at a farm in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on May 9.S/ Kakuhama Yoshiro, Cormorant f...

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and their daughter Princess Aiko returned to the Imperial Palace after a six-day retre...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko attended on May 4 the 100th anniversary concert held in Tokyo, comm...

A traditional horse festival took place in central Japan on a less rigorous course following claims of animal abuse. The...

Elementary school students participated in horseback archery for Children’s Daycelebration at Tonogo-Hachimangu shrine i...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his family arrived at the Goryo Bokujo Imperial Stock Farm in Tochigi Prefecture north of ...

Cambridge University held a traditional Japanese storytelling workshop on May 1.The workshop focused on “rakugo” and “ko...

The Niomon gate at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple in Shizukoa prefecture was reported vandalized on May 1.The temple’s entranc...

Eighteen artworks, including royal portraits depicting the successive kings of the Ryuku Kingdom, were unveiled to the m...