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 and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago.

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

Tokyo, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Emperor Naruhito met with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who is visiting Japan for the World Exposition in Osaka, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Monday.

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II that was fought on the southern Japanese ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito, center right, accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, center, and their daughter Princess Aiko, left, is greeted before their departure for Okinawa, at the Haneda ...

Emperor Naruhito, right, meets with Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 30, 2025, in this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency. TOKYO -- Japan's ...