In 1853, this policy ended abruptly when four American ships sailed into Tokyo Bay and forced Japan to open ... The Forbidden City, pictured here, was no longer a royal palace but an empty relic of ...

Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation party) puts importance on the realization of a ban on political donations from firms ...

Operating under the official title of "The Palace Museum," the Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace ... purchasing a map which doubles as a souvenir. Audio guide rentals are another ...

in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday (Jan 1). In the morning, Imperial family members, including Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of the Emperor, and his wife ...

Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...

Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence ... You can also explore the Imperial Apartments (Kaiserappartements) where the royal family ...

"I'm concerned about the suffering of many people who are still living a difficult life," the Emperor said in his New Year's address to a crowd of people gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial ...

TOKYO (TR) – Authorities have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly scrawling graffiti at the Imperial Palace while it was open for the New Year’s holidays. On Thursday, Daisuke Kobayashi, a ...