On Jan. 9, Kako visited the “Pokemon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft” exhibit at the Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. She viewed art pieces that included an Eevee statue made using a metalwork and engraving artform known as “chokin,” as well as cups sporting Pikachu.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New Year greeting event on Jan. 2, 2025.

A world heritage listing - alongside new sparkling and fruity 'cocktail' types of sake - will be the beginning of a renaissance for Japan's most famous drink, say brewers

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The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of the New Year.

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Emperor Naruhito expressed his wishes for the people’s well-being and the nation’s development at an annual New Year reception at the Imperial Palace. Naruhito and Empress Masako received New ...

He also visited sightseeing spots in Kyoto. In 1986, he visited Japan with his wife, the late Princess Diana. Emperor Naruhito was prince at the time and welcomed the couple at the airport.

LONDON--Britain’s King Charles will host Japanese Emperor Naruhito and his wife for a state visit later in June, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, providing details of the three-day trip in the ...

LONDON--Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako landed at an ... where they both studied, and depart for Japan the following day.

“The way young people like him break new ground through daily effort brings hope and courage to many people in Japan,” she wrote. The empress also said she was “deeply impressed” by the ...

Princess Aiko, the daughter and only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... online due to the novel coronavirus pandemic in Japan, and she works on assignments and reports daily.