Higashi at the request of cloistered Emperor Kameyama. The temple is Japan's first Zen chokugan-ji (Zen temple ... what a marvelous view” while smoking a pipe and taking in the blooming cherry trees.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima on Thursday as the city marks the 80th ...

Emperor Naruhito met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Imperial Palace here on June 18, during the president's visit to Ja･･･ ...

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The Floating World,” a multimedia extravaganza inspired by the art of 18th- and 19th-century Japan, is on view through ...

Oprah Winfrey and pastor T.D. Jakes shot down rumors about their connection with alleged sex trafficker Sean “Diddy” Combs ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Smoking kills. A few people had suspected as much before the second world war, but it was not until 1950 ...

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Leo Lewis is the Financial Times’ Tokyo bureau chief. Until the August 2024 market turmoil, he wrote award-winning columns and features as Asia Business Editor; and was previously the FT’s ...