Emperor Naruhito does annual rice planting at palace

Emperor Naruhito does annual rice planting at palace

Emperor Naruhito planted rice at the Imperial Palace on April 17. The Emperor planted the 720 seeds while wearing a grey...

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IN-DEPTH FEATURE :Police "Racial Profiling" in Japan called into question

IN-DEPTH FEATURE :Police "Racial Profiling" in Japan called into question

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Zain, originally from Pakistan, now lives in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.The 27-year-old said he ha...

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M6.6 quake hits Ehime, Kochi -western Japan prefectures

M6.6 quake hits Ehime, Kochi -western Japan prefectures

An earthquake of M6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi, the western part of Japan.At around 11:14 p.m. on april 17th in Japanese time...

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New Travel option -Private compartments for Bullet train -Tokaido Shinkansen

New Travel option -Private compartments for Bullet train -Tokaido Shinkansen

Photo Credit JR TokaiCentral Japan Railway, or JR Tokai for short, announced on April 17 that it will set private compar...

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Interview with the Academic advisor of Princess Aiko reminisces her perseverance on her graduation thesis

Interview with the Academic advisor of Princess Aiko reminisces her perseverance on her graduation thesis

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from the Department of Japanese Language...

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Osaka Expo's foreign pavilions to decrease to around 40

Osaka Expo's foreign pavilions to decrease to around 40

Osaka Governor Yoshimura Hirofumi said on April 16 that the number of foreign pavilions to be built independently by par...

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Emperor and empress attend Japan Prize award ceremony

Emperor and empress attend Japan Prize award ceremony

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended the award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 16.The prize recog...

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LGBTQ+ fashion experience event held in Tokyo

LGBTQ+ fashion experience event held in Tokyo

Fashion site operator ZOZO held a styling experience event for LGBTQ+ people in Tokyo on April 15 ahead of a parade aime...

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LDP discusses ways to stabilize Japan's Imperial Reign

LDP discusses ways to stabilize Japan's Imperial Reign

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party held an informal gathering on April 15 to discuss ways to stabilize Japan’s imperial...

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Japan probes Google on suspicion of antitrust violation

Japan probes Google on suspicion of antitrust violation

Japan's Fair Trade Commission has been probing Google on suspicion that the major US IT company may have violated the an...

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