Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...

Renovation of the new residence for Emperor Naruhito and his family, the former Fukiage Sento Palace on the Imperial Palace grounds, has been completed and is ready for a September move-in date.

The area that is now Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, was home to a prosperous silk-reeling industry from the final years of the ...

Located just over an hour east of Tokyo by shinkansen bullet train, Nasu Highlands is a picturesque region known for its ...

Many tales are told of World War II, but not widely known is the story of a sergeant from Ann Arbor and his decorated monkey ...

TOKYO: The Emperor and Empress received New Year’s greetings from other Imperial family members and the country ... from foreign ambassadors to Japan. Following the passing of Princess Yuriko ...