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Emperor of Japan poses for photo with Studio Ghibli’s No Face [Video]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 21, 2026 - Tweet
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Japan’s reigning monarch and his sweetheart get into the spirit of Ghibli Park.
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- (Amusement Parks • anime • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • Ghibli Park • manga • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Poll finds support to let women inherit imperial throne as Japan faces possible succession crisis
- Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2025
Allowing for female succession would require changes to law and over a thousand years of cultural tradition.
- Japan
- (Aiko • COK • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • Imperial Family • imperial family of Japan • Princess Aiko • society)
Japan’s Princess Aiko won’t have tiara made for her, in consideration of hard economic times
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2023
Break with tradition continues.
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- (accessories • COK • Emperor • Imperial Family • Japanese imperial family • Japanese royal family • Princess Aiko • royal family • society • tiara)
A night at the 114-year-old Nara hotel, where emperors, Einstein, and Audrey Hepburn stayed【Pics】
- SoraNews24
May 28, 2023
Taisho-era hotel feels like an elegant museum that you can sleep in.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • cool • Emperor • history • hotels • Imperial Family • Nara • Nara Hotel • SNJO • Taisho • Taisho Era • Taisho period • travel)
Tour the Japanese imperial family residence through this special post-renovation feature【Video】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jul 25, 2021
The complex in Tokyo’s Chiyoda ward, which serves as a home for Japan’s royalty, is almost three decades old.
- Japan
- (Chiyoda • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Imperial Family • Tokyo • tours)
Japanese Emperor donates 100 million yen of his private spending money to charities
- Dale Roll
Apr 10, 2020
The emperor hopes to support efforts to eliminate child poverty and organizations that aid those affected by disasters.
Buildings used for the emperor’s Daijosai ceremony are open for public viewing until December 8
- Krista Rogers
Dec 6, 2019
Now’s your last chance to see structures that can’t be seen again until the ascension of the next emperor.
- Japan
- (culture • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Imperial Palace • Reiwa • shinto • shrines • Tokyo)
Japanese hotel that hosted last four emperors offering rooms for fraction of their regular price
- Casey Baseel
Nov 29, 2019
The Nara Hotel offers royal-class hospitality, but right now you won’t have to pay a king’s ransom to experience it.
- Japan
- (Emperor • Emperor of Japan • history • hotels • Imperial Family • Nara • travel)
Japanese Emperor rides by on Imperial Train, makes schoolgirls scream like he’s a boy band idol
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2019
Teenage girl’s Tik Tok video goes viral after she spots Emperor Naruhito on the royal train.
- Japan
- (Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Imperial Family • Imperial Train • Japanese schoolgirls • Japanese trains • JK • joshi kosei • schoolgirls • teenagers • TikTok • trains • videos • viral videos)
Japanese Christian groups hold press conference to protest emperor’s enthronement ceremony
- Casey Baseel
Oct 24, 2019
Coalition calls government involvement “a threat to freedom of faith.”
- Japan
- (COK • culture • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • enthronement ceremony • religion • shinto • society)
Heavy rain falls in Tokyo on day emperor is presented with Sword of Heavenly Gathering Clouds
- Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2019
New emperor’s rainy enthronement ceremony takes place at Imperial Palace while the sword’s regular home experiences blue skies and sunshine.
- Japan
- (Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi • culture • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • history • Kusanagi no Tsurugi • rain • swords)
Japan issuing beautiful new coins to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement
- Casey Baseel
May 16, 2019
The 10,000-yen (US$92) coin costs a lot more than 10,000 yen.
- Japan
- (beautiful • coins • cool • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • imperial era • money • Reiwa • Reiwa era • yen)
Pokémon GO player claims his in-game snapshot shows Japan’s new emperor and Pikachu together
- Casey Baseel
May 3, 2019
Does the emperor want to battle?
- Japan
- (anime • Emperor • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)
Japan’s new emperor ascends to throne, makes first speech with wish for peace, happiness
- Casey Baseel
May 1, 2019
Emperor Naruhito looks back on emperors of the past before turning his eyes to the nation’s future.
- Japan
- (COK • culture • Emperor • Emperor Akihito • Emperor Naruhito • Emperor of Japan • Heisei • Reiwa • society • video)
Emperor of Japan abdicates throne, issues final imperial statement to people of Japan【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 30, 2019
Emperor Akihito’s 30-year reign, known as the Heisei era, comes to a close.
- Japan
- (abdication • COK • culture • Emperor • Emperor Akihito • Emperor of Japan • Heisei era • imperial era • Reiwa era • video)
Prime Minster Abe tells Trump that imperial succession is “100 times bigger” than the Super Bowl
- Scott Wilson
Apr 29, 2019
Just without the commercials and disappointing halftime shows.
- USA
- (Donald Trump • Emperor • prime minister • Shinzo Abe)
Reiwa era gets anthropomorphised into a Japanese anime girl by otaku artists
- Oona McGee
Apr 5, 2019
Say hello to Reiwa-chan, who comes in many beautiful forms.
- Japan
- (anime • anthropomorphized characters • art • artists • Emperor • imperial era name • Imperial Family • Imperial system • manga • otaku • Reiwa)
Japan’s new era name sounds exactly like Final Fantasy’s “Prelude” when plotted as musical notes
- Casey Baseel
Apr 3, 2019
Listen to this video, and you’ll swear one of the greatest pieces of video game music was secretly a prophecy that took 32 years to come true.
- Japan
- (cool • Emperor • Emperor of Japan • era name • Final Famtasy • gengo • music • new era name • Reiwa • Square Enix • video games)
Four new era names the Japanese government rejected before deciding on Reiwa
- Casey Baseel
Apr 2, 2019
The era of orderly peace could have been the era of vast glory instead.
- Japan
- (COK • Emperor • Emperor Akihito • Emperor of Japan • era name • gengo • Japanese language • kanji • linguistics • new era name • Reiwa)
Twitter users say Japanese Prime Minister’s name is hiding in the kanji for Japan’s new era name
- Casey Baseel
Apr 1, 2019
The new era name doesn’t have any of the kanji characters for “Shinzo Abe,” but some people saw the politician’s name all the same.
- Japan
- (Emperor • Emperor of Japan • gengo • Japanese era name • Japanese language • kanji • Katakana • linguistics • new era name • politicians • prime minister • Shinzo Abe • society)
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