The National Archives of Japan has disclosed to researchers the names of members of biological warfare units that the former Imperial Japanese Army had stationed in China. Researchers hope the ...

THE shrinking number of Japan’s imperial family members is a grave problem for the country. As things stand, only three members are eligible to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne, and unease ...

AFP Tokyo: Japan's ancient imperial family will launch a YouTube account next week, the government said Friday, in the latest attempt at public outreach by the tradition-bound monarchy.

April in Kansai bursts with color and excitement. Alongside cherry blossom festivals and seasonal traditions, you'll also find themed events inspired by popular anime and characters, as well as ...

If they do not act fast, the imperial family – whose history is believed to date back some 2,600 years – may disappear, said observers. This will be a major change for Japan, as the royal ...

Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.

Imperial Chrysanthemum Tiara This headband-style tiara is also reserved for the use of Japan’s Empress. It features a symbolic sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum design, which is also an emblem of the ...

Turning to their German comrades for help, Japan organized the purchase and mobilization of its own Tiger Tank - the first, they hoped, of many that would save the war for the Empire of the Rising ...

Japanese Princess Yuriko, the wife of wartime Emperor Hirohito’s brother and the oldest member of the imperial family, has died after her health deteriorated recently, palace officials said. She ...

Japan has lodged a protest with a U.N. human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial succession to male heirs on the emperor's father side, the top government ...

TOKYO -- Oct. 25, 2024, marked 80 years since the first "kamikaze" suicide attack was carried out by the then Imperial Japanese Navy in the later phases of the Pacific War. In the special missions ...