Empress Masako fed silkworms at the Imperial Palace on June 4.She gave mulberry leaves to the Japanese silkworm Koishima...

Princess Yuriko of Mikasa turned 101 on June 4.She is not only the oldest living member of Japan's imperial family but a...

A graffiti that reads "Toilet" was found on a stone pillar at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on June 1.Tokyo police are invest...

On June 3 at Hiroshima city hall, two women began writing down the names of more than 4,000 atomic bomb survivors who ha...

Five automakers, including Toyota Motor, committed irregularities in their applications for model certification necessar...

Princess Kako returned from her official trip to Greece on June 1.The Princess visited Kashikodokoro, one of three Imper...

The Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan was rocked by a strong earthquake on the morning of June 3, meas...

The Jigokudani Demon fireworks began on June 1 in the hot spring district of Noboribetsu, Hokkaido in northern Japan.The...

Imperial family member Princess Hisako of Takamado attended a ceremony on May 31 marking 100 years since Japan rescued P...

A crowd of people flocked to the outer moat of Edo Castle on the night of May 30.The Tokyo Metropolitan Government bega...