In the United States and the United Kingdom, “Mickey Mouse” is used to mean something trivial, insignificant, or senseless. While foreign media coverage of the...
Source: Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Japan’s Emperor Naruhito was officially enthroned as the 126th ruler of the Chrysanthemum Throne on Tuesday, October...
(UPDATED, as of 2:50 P.M., October 22) It was a big day of celebration in Japan as Naruhito, the 126th ruler on the Chrysanthemum throne, ascended...
(UPDATED after the ceremony) The enthronement ceremony for Emperor Naruhito, called Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi, took place on Tuesday afternoon, October 22, and was witnessed in person by...
Kashihara Jingu in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture — a shrine dedicated to the first emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu — will open some of...
Japan entered the new Reiwa Era earlier this year as then-Emperor Akihito abdicated on April 30 to become Emperor Emeritus and his son Naruhito ascended...
Documents detailing conversations spanning the years from 1949 to 1953 between Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor Showa, and Michiji Tajima, the first grand...
Michiji Tajima, the first grand steward of the Imperial Household Agency, kept detailed records of his audiences with Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously as The Emperor...
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on July 6 named as World Heritage sites a collection of 49 tumulus sites in Osaka Prefecture dating back...
In his 1952 book Die Monarchie im modernen Staat (The Monarchy in the Modern State), renowned constitutional scholar Karl Loewenstein described the institution of monarchy...
United States President Donald Trump’s state visit to Japan, from May 25 to May 28, has been full of firsts. He is the first...
Naruhito Reports to the Imperial Ancestors as the New Emperor On Tuesday May 8, the series of spring rituals that began April 30 marking...