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Okamoto Shrine and Ōtaki Shrine, 15 minutes by car from Echizen Takefu station in the Fukui city of Echizen, has attracted attention thanks to scenes of Japanese celebrity Yoshinaga Sayuri ...

At the invitation of President of Mongolia H.E. Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, His Majesty the Emperor of Japan Naruhito (the 126th Emperor of Japan), and Her Majesty the Empress of Japan Masako are planning to ...

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Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia ... The couple are also expected to visit a monument erected to remember Japanese nationals who died in Mongolia after being detained ...

The rare footage, comprising two recordings, is now being shown at the Museum of Shinto and Japanese Culture on the university’s campus. Empress Sadako (1884-1951), posthumously known as Empress ...

Of that number, Japanese nationals and those who had obtained permanent resident status through marriage and other circumstances accounted for about 47,000, more than double the estimate of 10,000 ...

Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession rule. The unusual step comes ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are planning to make an official weeklong visit to Mongolia in ... During the trip, he attended the country's largest festival, Naadam, and laid flowers at a ...

This combined photo shows Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako ... and laid flowers at a monument near Ulaanbaatar honoring Japanese who died during internment after World War II.

The Japanese government says arrangements are underway for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in early July. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa announced the plan on Friday.