Next year marks the 1,400th anniversary of the death of Prince Umayado, better known as Prince Shotoku, who had at least four wives. Anecdotes abound about this politician of the Asuka Period (592 ...

Poppin, a furry creature vaguely resembling a sheep, is wrapping up her NHK E segment about Prince Shotoku when she starts ...

Darumaji is closely associated with Prince Shotoku (574-622), a political reformer of near-mythical status who helped build the foundations of early Japan. It is said that his pet dog Yukimaru is ...