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 ...

Notably, this marks the first major update since 2010, highlighting the contrast between Japan’s technological ... A 360-degree virtual tour of the Imperial Palace offers a rare opportunity ...

Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family has only 16 members, including four men. Aiko was to mark her birthday with her ...

helping to raise silkworms at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Masako is carrying on a tradition with a thread said to date back 15 centuries, the Japanese imperial family's cultivation of silkworms ...

The ward receives telephone inquiries about the parcel number of the Imperial Palace almost daily from ... People can choose anywhere in Japan as their honseki, which is often translated as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Japan's Emperor and Empress have welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. This was the first official reception of a state guest at the ...