The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took place in the Matsu-no-Ma room of ...

Poems written by imperial family members and guests were recited in a traditional style at the ceremony in the palace's Matsu ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was ...

Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, as investors scooped up SoftBank Group and other technology stocks after U.S.