Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, “Banzai,” which means “long live,” while others waved small paper Japanese ...

The holiday illumination event has begun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The lights were switched on at 5 p.m. Monday at locations including Nijubashi Bridge, Ote-mon Gate and Tatsumi-yagura turret.

Tokyo has captured the imagination of countless creatives throughout history, from Anthony Bourdain (who said if he had to eat in only one city the rest of his life, it’d be Tokyo) to writer and ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s 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 ...

TOKYO (TR) – Authorities have arrested a 46-year-old man for allegedly scrawling graffiti at the Imperial Palace while it was ...

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office’s special investigation squad has filed a summary indictment against Hidekatsu ...

Mitsui Fudosan is facing criticism over other projects, including redevelopment of the leafy Jingu Gaien area between Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine and the Imperial Palace. Opponents of the project ...

The “politics and money” scandal involving factions of Liberal Democratic Party in the Diet has now spilled over into the ...