Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward looks back on the pivotal aspects of the Heisei Emperor’s rule. There...
“It is now the choice month of early spring, the weather is fine, the wind is soft. The plum blossom opens…” — From the...
As their name eloquently suggests, The King’s Singers, also known as the kings of a cappella, will be holding a special concert in Japan...
What significance does the tenno or “emperor” have for Japan and the Japanese people? There is no easy answer to that question. Suffice it to...
©Shochiku “There are so many foreigners!” So voiced a staff member at the Kabukiza Theatre. The comment was rightfully made — a long...
Reiwa, the name of Japan's new imperial era, is the first to be chosen from a traditional work of Japanese poetry. The era name...