The Somin-sai festival with over 1,000 years of history comes to an end in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, due to ...

Osaka city hall plans to double the admission fee for those aged 16 and over to enter the castle tower of Osaka Castle s...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet with the recipients of the ministry of health’s award for rehabilitation and in...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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