Japanese Emperor and Empress meet with culture award recipients

Japanese Emperor and Empress meet with culture award recipients

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako meet with recipients of the Order of Culture and Persons of Cultural Merit awards at...

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Autumn Garden Party held for first time in five years

Autumn Garden Party held for first time in five years

The Autumn Garden Party is held by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako for the first time in five years at the Akasaka P...

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Seven recipients awarded Japans Order of Culture

Seven recipients awarded Japans Order of Culture

Seven recipients are awarded the Order of Culture by Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace.

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'Kiki's Delivery Service' museum opens in Tokyo

'Kiki's Delivery Service' museum opens in Tokyo

A museum themed on the novel "Kiki's Delivery Service," on which Studio Ghibli's animation film of the same title was ba...

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Novelist Higashino, poet Tawara among Japanese govt honorees

Novelist Higashino, poet Tawara among Japanese govt honorees

Novelist Higashino Keigo and poet Tawara Machi are among recipients of the Japanese government's Medal of Honor for autu...

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Sexual harassment confirmed in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force

Sexual harassment confirmed in Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force

Japan's Defense Ministry says that a woman who belonged to the Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force quit after she was fo...

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The Museum of the Imperial Collections to reopen on November 3

The Museum of the Imperial Collections to reopen on November 3

The Museum of the Imperial Collections is set to reopen on November 3.

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Crown Prince Fumihito interacts with volunteers for sports festival for people with disabilities

Crown Prince Fumihito interacts with volunteers for sports festival for people with disabilities

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko interact with volunteers for a national sports festival for those with dis...

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Ancient imperial artifacts on exhibit in western Japan

Ancient imperial artifacts on exhibit in western Japan

Ancient imperial artifacts are on exhibit at the Nara National Museum in western Japan.

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Japan's top court rules against sterilization requirement for gender change

Japan's top court rules against sterilization requirement for gender change

Japan's Supreme Court rules that the current law requiring sterilization to legally change one's gender is unconstitutio...

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