A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months after a U.S. man was arrested for desecrating it. Japanese grand sumo ...

The city of Hiroshima is best known among overseas visitors as the site of the world’s first atomic bombing. The city’s association with nuclear weapons has been underscored by the recent Nobel Peace ...

The Yomiuri Shimbun A garden that can be seen from a hall of the main building In the main building of Meiji Kinenkan, called the “Emperor’s Dining Hall,” the Emperor dined with foreign royalty and ...

One of the gifts from U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858)--who visited Japan in the so-called Black Ships in ...

The shrine was established in 1920 to commemorate Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, who are considered the founders of modern Japan. Grand sumo champion Yokozuna Terunofuji wears the coveted tsuna ...

Explore the rise of cults in Japan, their history, beliefs, controversies and influence on society, politics and religion.

People receive Japanese sake to celebrate the change of an era at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo as Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne (Photo: Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ...

The Meiji government said “Japanese” people had to be protected, even though at that time the Ryukyu kingdom was still not considered a part of Japan. Japanese troops took revenge by ...