This was their first visit to the tomb of Emperor Jinmu since April 2016. After the visit, Fumihito and Kiko are scheduled to go to the tombs of Emperor Komei and Emperor Meiji, both in Kyoto ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...