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International tourism to Japan has exploded in recent years, and while the official figure for 2024 is yet to be released it is now certain to be a new record in excess of the 31.9 million who ...

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"I am concerned about the many people who are still living a life full of hardships," he said, noting the massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula region of central Japan on New Year's Day in 2024 as ...

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Tokyo, Jan. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, including a powerful earthquake that struck central Japan ...

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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 ...

Japan’s 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” — “long live ...

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 ...

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, from left, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and Princess Kako wave at well ...

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