Last year, the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recommended that Japan amend the Imperial House Law to ensure gender equality in Imperial succession. In response, the ...

One of Arthur Erickson’s slides from travels to the Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto, ca. 1961. Arthur Erickson fonds ... (such as the footpaths in a photograph taken at the Katsura Imperial Villa) register ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules. Chief cabinet ...

House of Representatives Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga on Friday expressed a wish to quickly finalize measures to address a decrease in imperial family members during the current parliamentary session ...

Welcome To Japan, Ms. Elf! Episode 4 will see Marie and Kazuhiro return to the fantasy realm, so don’t miss it! Get the release date, recap, and more details here. In ‘Lost Magic Stones ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an ...

Japan to Halt Funding for a UN Women's Rights Panel Over Call to End Male-Only Imperial Succession TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations ...

The Japanese government decided on January 28 to recommend archaeological sites in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, to be considered for registration as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The sites include ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.