“We will share each other’s pain, cooperate with each other, and patiently overcome COVID-19. I look forward to a brighter future.”
Japan’s Emperor has gone online to stay connected with people in the regions: “I am grateful for everyone’s efforts...to stop the pandemic from spreading.”
'I believe we will be able to live with peace of mind in the not-too-distant future. I sincerely hope the country will move forward, with people...
Empress Masako celebrated her 57th birthday on December 9. To mark the occasion, she conveyed her written message to the people of Japan through the...
~‘If the couple truly feel they want to marry, then I believe as parents we must respect their decision’~ At a news conference held...
On November 13, Princess Mako, the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, released a statement through the Imperial Household Agency reaffirming her...
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,...
Rikkoshi-no-rei, the last ceremony in the gateway to the Reiwa Era, took place on November 8, marking crown prince Akishino as the official successor to...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered his first policy speech since becoming Japan’s leader on Monday, on October 26, during the 203rd Extraordinary Diet session,...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed the will to resign on the afternoon of August 28, adding that a preexisting health condition had returned and his...
The Pacific War officially came to a close on August 15, 1945, but even today the images and sound clips of the Showa Emperor announcing on...
At the Akasaka Imperial Residence on May 14, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako received a lecture by Hiromitsu Shimada, the Cabinet Office’s director general...