The popular Meiji Shrine (Meiji Jingu) celebrated its centennial on November 1 as its inner precinct filled with pomp, circumstance, and plenty of festivities. The shrine,...
Heisei Emperor Akihito stepped down on Tuesday, April 30, after 30 years on the Chrysanthemum Throne. Before that, he was already in the public eye...
Leading up to the abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30, JAPAN Forward is taking the opportunity to reflect in pictures on pivotal aspects...
With the attention of the entire Japan and a wider international audience already turned to the Chief Cabinet Secretary announcing the name of the new...
Seven members of the cult responsible for the 1995 Tokyo Metro sarin gas attacks—including cult leader Shoko Asahara and six accomplices—were executed in...
The Crown Prince of Japan will be crowned Emperor in May 2019. What sort of person is he, really? When we asked his acquaintances and...
(Conclusion) Part 1: Interview with Emperor-in-Waiting: Public Servant in Step with the Times Part 2: The Next Emperor: How Prince Naruhito Prepares to...
(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Interview with Emperor-in-Waiting: Public Servant in Step with the Times Ahead of his 58th birthday, on February...
(First of Three Parts) The Crown Prince of Japan invited the press for a conference at his official residence in the Tōgū Palace just...
On February 9th, Japan’s Imperial Household Agency announced that the wedding of Princess Mako of Akishino, to her classmate Kei Komuro, which was announced last...
Princess Aiko, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, turned 16 on December 1st. In April of this year, she...
Prince Akishino turned 52 on the 30th of November. At a press conference with Princess Kiko at the royal residence in Moto-Asakusa in Tokyo in...
