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...
The Reiwa era has commenced, and all Japanese need to be aware of the true significance of that poetic name that constitutes a call to...
Naruhito Reports to the Imperial Ancestors as the New Emperor On Tuesday May 8, the series of spring rituals that began April 30 marking...
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...
Part 1: Traveling the San’in: Orochi and the Mythical Origins of the Sword Part 2: Japanese Swords: ‘Tatara,’ the Traditional Iron and Steel Culture...
