China has lodged a protest after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a ritual offering to the controversial ...

Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.

“It looks like it will die,” Nishibori said of the cherry tree, “but it’s not going to die. The next spring, there will be ...

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whose rights and property the great Emperor Meiji, in promulgating the Constitution, declared that he would respect and protect. The very definite progress which has been made along the road of ...

The former imperial capital is both the symbol of Japan's temples and geishas and of globalized overtourism. And yet, blocks ...

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the Meiji Shrine is a serene escape from the bustling metropolis that surrounds it. This spiritual haven is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken ...

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Jan. 7 (UPI) --A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it.

The Emperor and Empress hosted the spring garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Gardens in Motoakasaka, Tokyo, on Tuesday ...

Expo has kicked off in Osaka, Japan, bringing together more than 150 countries and regions, each with their own culture and ...

Even Emperor Meiji, whose trust in Ito had been all but absolute, sided with the Cabinet in this case. Still Ito hoped that the Cabinet would not sign the treaty of alliance with England until he ...