a leading scholar of Japanese literature. Wright received an original request from Meiji Shrine to translate poems of Emperor Meiji (1852-1912) and Empress Shoken (1850-1914) in 1964, when he was ...

Arguably one of Japan’s best foods, you definitely need to slurp down ... Situated in a serene forested area near Harajuku, Meiji Shrine is dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken. It offers a ...

The garden’s traditional Japanese tea house overlooking the Japanese garden ... were constructed to honour the spirits of the former Emperor Meiji and his wife Empress Shoken. The shrine complex is ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia ... The couple are also expected to visit a monument erected to remember Japanese nationals who died in Mongolia after being detained ...

Tokyo, Jan. 31 (Jiji Press)--Arrangements are underway for Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in the first half of July, the first trip by a reigning Imperial couple to ...

The child, seventh conceived by the Empress, is expected in mid-February. Inasmuch as Japan’s Imperial succession passes only to males, prolific Empress Nagako had the Japanese jittery for years ...

The Japanese government says arrangements are underway for Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to visit Mongolia in early July. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa announced the plan on Friday.

About 21,900 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. soldiers died in the battle. Emperor Naruhito's parents, former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko, also visited Iwoto Island to mourn the war ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...