Japan's Emperor Naruhito has planted rice seeds at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in an annual tradition to promote farming. The tradition was started by his grandfather, Emperor Showa, and has ...

Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The event’s theme th ...

That's because the Imperial Palace is home to the Emperor of Japan and his immediate family. And before that, it was the residence for some of Japan's most important figures, including Emperor ...

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Japan's Emperor and Empress have hosted the first banquet at the Imperial Palace in six years to welcome Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife as state guests. Emperor ...

In the afternoon, the Emperor and Empress received congratulatory greetings from foreign ambassadors to Japan ... the Imperial family will greet the public at the Imperial Palace, a New Year ...

The operator of the Imperial Hotel chain announced it has named its luxury hotel opening in spring 2026 in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward in a renovated historic landmark as the Imperial Hotel ...

visited the palace on the day. In the afternoon, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako dined with other Imperial Family members, the legislative, administrative and judicial heads of Japan ...

According to a 1987 interview with Grand Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa, who served the emperor for 50 years at the Imperial Palace, Hirohito's affinity for the biological began in the sixth grade ...

State visits to Japan involve a welcoming ceremony, an audience with the emperor and empress, and a state banquet at the Imperial Palace. Ishiba and Lula are scheduled to hold summit talks on ...

The ceremony took place with military honors at the Imperial Palace in the Japanese capital. This year, Brazil and Japan celebrate 130 years of diplomatic relations. Brazil is home to the largest ...