The event also featured 10 poems by members of the public selected from 16,250 poems submitted from around Japan and overseas, as well as poems by the jury and by Japanese literature specialist Masako ...

Whenever her creative inspiration strikes, she types her "senryu" satirical haiku poems into her smartphone ... on and insights into contemporary Japan and its culture.

The event also featured 10 poems by members of the public selected from 16,250 poems submitted from around Japan and overseas, as well as poems by the jury and by Japanese literature specialist Masako ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official ...

From left, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the Imperial Family attend the annual Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan.

Princess Aiko on Wednesday attended the utakai hajime New Year's poetry reading ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time. Poems written by imperial family members and guests ...

an anthology of ancient Japanese poems. According to local legend, an egret (a white heron) discovered the thermal waters. The serenity–seeking bird soon became a regular, soaking its injured ...

The Zen Kaizen Garden at the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) offers just that—a peaceful haven where Japanese culture merges with the beauty of nature. Visitors can experience a range of ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...