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The Ninomaru Shozokan Museum within the Imperial Palace has refreshed its exhibit this month, which also allows visitors the opportunity to explore the Outer Garden.

Shizuka Kudou performs "Maru" ending song for upcoming April 1 series

The Japanese Collection is the second largest collection department of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Asiatic Arts. It has been formed for 150 years: it covers hundr

Kensho Ono, Kazuya Ichijō star in November 8-December 6 run

The most authentic version of these rice cakes is made in the city of Nara with old-fashioned tools. Hundreds of tourists visit the workshop daily to see how it is made

The book is often described as the world’s first novel and a touchstone of Japanese literature. But some of its themes, including its take on gender and power, have echoed over centuries.

Leiji Matsumoto Death: A manga artist best known for his creation of “Galaxy Express 999” died on Feb. 13. He was 85 years old.

TOKYO -- It was in May 1954, around nine months after Donald Keene started his new life as a researcher at Kyoto University, that he was blessed with

Princess Aiko, the daughter and only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, turned 21 on Dec. 1.

KYOTO--The last half of what is regarded as Japan’s first imported novel has gone on display here for the first time.