Sea cormorants arrive at Hiroshima before cormorant fishing season

Sea cormorants arrive at Hiroshima before cormorant fishing season

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

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Princess Kako visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of trip to Greece

Princess Kako visits Emperor Showa's mausoleum ahead of trip to Greece

Princess Kako visited Emperor Showa's mausoleum in the Tokyo suburbs on May 9.She paid her respects at the tombs of her ...

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   Japan Environment Minister apologizes for "silencing" Minamata victims during meeting

Japan Environment Minister apologizes for "silencing" Minamata victims during meeting

Japan Environment Minister apologies for “silencing” Minamata victims during meeting. Japanese Environment Minister Ito ...

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Drone illegally captures video of Maritime SDF's destroyer

Drone illegally captures video of Maritime SDF's destroyer

According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, it has judged the authenticity of the drone footage capturing Japan’s Maritime Se...

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Suspicious object suspends train operations in Kyoto

Suspicious object suspends train operations in Kyoto

A suspicious object was found on a local train that arrived at JR Kyoto Station on May 5 and all local lines passing thr...

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Emperor, Empress, and Princes Aiko return from six-day retreat

Emperor, Empress, and Princes Aiko return from six-day retreat

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

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Worlds highest observatory telescope site completed

Worlds highest observatory telescope site completed

The telescope site for the University of Tokyo's Atacama Observatory Project in Chile have been completed.The new facili...

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Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita attend Japanese composer's 100th anniversary concert

Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita attend Japanese composer's 100th anniversary concert

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

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700-year-old fest revamped

700-year-old fest revamped

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

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 Children try horseback archery

Children try horseback archery

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

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