Seven recipients are awarded the Order of Culture by Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace.

A museum themed on the novel "Kiki's Delivery Service," on which Studio Ghibli's animation film of the same title was ba...

Novelist Higashino Keigo and poet Tawara Machi are among recipients of the Japanese government's Medal of Honor for autu...

Japan's Defense Ministry says that a woman who belonged to the Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force quit after she was fo...

The Museum of the Imperial Collections is set to reopen on November 3.

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko interact with volunteers for a national sports festival for those with dis...

Ancient imperial artifacts are on exhibit at the Nara National Museum in western Japan.

Japan's Supreme Court rules that the current law requiring sterilization to legally change one's gender is unconstitutio...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watch one of the last Kabuki performances at Japan's National Theatre.

Emperor Naruhito and Princess Aiko watch a traditional Japanese music performance at the Imperial Palace.