Crown Princess Kiko and her daughter Princess Kako visit exhibition of Japanese embroidery

Crown Princess Kiko and her daughter Princess Kako visit exhibition of Japanese embroidery

Crown Princess Kiko and her daughter Princess Kako visited an exhibition of Japanese embroidery held in Tokyo on Septemb...

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Japan Shogi Association unveils new Shogi Hall

Japan Shogi Association unveils new Shogi Hall

The new Shogi Hall, marking the centenary of the Japan Shogi Association, has been completed in Sendagaya, Tokyo, and wa...

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Test towing of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival's floats held

Test towing of Kishiwada Danjiri Festival's floats held

S/ Reporter: The thermometer in my hand reads 37 degrees Celsius. It's hot. The people are also very hot. This is the t...

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Gutsy watermelon's offspring served to visitors at Osaka botanical garden

Gutsy watermelon's offspring served to visitors at Osaka botanical garden

Last October, a "gutsy" watermelon was found growing on a median strip of Midosuji Boulevard, a main street in Osaka.The...

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Prince Hisahito releases his birthday comments

Prince Hisahito releases his birthday comments

Full text of Prince Hisahito's written birthday comments The following is a translation of the full text of Prince Hisa...

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Prince Hisahito, second in line to Japan's throne, turns 18

Prince Hisahito, second in line to Japan's throne, turns 18

Prince Hisahito, the nephew of Emperor Naruhito and second in line to Japan's Chrysanthemum throne, turned 18 years old ...

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Japanese Emperor harvests rice at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor harvests rice at Imperial Palace

Japanese Emperor Naruhito harvested rice at the Imperial Palace on September 4.Harvested at the paddy field were 20 stal...

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Tour aims to show participants how Noto region is recovering from quake

Tour aims to show participants how Noto region is recovering from quake

Thirty-three people from the greater Tokyo area arrived by airplane in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on September...

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AI-powered meeting room available for rental from October

AI-powered meeting room available for rental from October

Located in Tokyo, this rental meeting room displays two AI chatbots projected on the wall.In a mock meeting held to dis...

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Utsunomiya's LRT celebrates its first anniversary

Utsunomiya's LRT celebrates its first anniversary

The first anniversary of the opening of the tramway called LRT in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo wa...

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