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

The garden parties are believed to date back to 1880, when Emperor Meiji held a chrysanthemum viewing party. Currently, the parties are held twice a year in spring and autumn. The serving of ...

The Government of Japan has awarded Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and former Ambassador to Japan, Lina Annab, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, in recognition of her outstanding ...

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

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