In April 1872, a backwater called the Ginza burnt down. It was rebuilt with wide avenues lined with brick buildings and named ...

An exhibition of court garments worn by Emperors and Imperial family members in the 18th and 19th centuries opened Saturday at a museum inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the first time the ...

In the Edo Period (1603-1867), the average height for men was estimated at 157 cm. The first ban was imposed in 675 by Emperor Tenmu, who prohibited consumption of cows, horses, dogs, monkeys and ...