TOKYO -- Around two-thirds of people in Japan have an interest in the Imperial Family, while 70% favor allowing women to inherit the throne, the results of a Mainichi Shimbun national survey ...

A person walks past the One-Pillar Torii Gate at Sannō Shrine, the only gate remaining of four gates after the 1945 atomic ...

Japan’s Imperial Palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year. The Imperial ...

The seal was born on Feb. 22. His name stemmed from the fact that his birthday has five 2s, which can be pronounced as “nigo” (two and five), similar to niko in Japanese. The aquarium also ...

Numerous visitors at the World Expo site in Osaka, Japan, have expressed a strong interest in visiting Papua New Guinea, according to Commissioner-General of Section PNG, Gabriel Dusava. However, he ...

The Emperor attended a national tree-planting festival in Saitama Prefecture, on Sunday, where he underlined the need to protect the country’s forests and use them responsibly. In his remarks, the ...