But, after a series of traditional rituals inside the imperial palace in Tokyo, his ascension has now been formalised. The ceremony comes as Japan reels ... presence of an ancient sword and ...

“This is the greatest discovery this century related to an excavation of a Japanese ... ancient capital still held immense importance to Hideyoshi even after he tore down the Jurakudai palace.

Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince ...

Japan hopes to add a group of archaeological sites from its ancient capital in Nara Prefecture ... including tombs and ruins of palaces and temples dating to the Asuka Period (592-710).