Bookmark is a JAPAN Forward feature that gives you long reads for the weekend. Each edition introduces one overarching thought that branches off to...
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...
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...
The 84-year-old Empress Emerita Michiko has been discovered to be suffering from early-stage breast cancer, and will be undergoing surgery for this on an unspecified date. ...
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