member to enroll at International Christian University in Tokyo, instead of Gakushuin University at

age have been pushed back to the weekend to avoid disrupting her classes at Gakushuin University in

Princess Aiko( Pool photo) TOKYO( Kyodo)--Ceremonies to mark the coming of age of Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, who turns 20 on Dec.... 5, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.... No banquet or similar type of gathering will be held due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the agency....

Kei, left, and Mako Komuro are seen at the end of a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward after their marriage on Oct.... The Komuros have already secured a place to live in the U.S. city, according to the source.... It was originally planned that Komuro would travel to the United States first due to work commitments and the former princess, who left the imperial family upon marrying a commoner, would join him later after obtaining a passport....

There is" no evidence" that school closures significantly reduced the spread of Covid, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, used data from Japan, where each municipality is responsible for the closure of schools in their areas. This meant some closed schools while others did not, allowing academics to compare the number of Covid cases and examine whether there was a relationship with school closures. Researchers analysed daily numbers of newly confirmed case

A notice board shows winners among the Liberal Democratic Party's candidates for the Tokyo assembly election, marking them with red flowers, in the wee hours of July 5, 2021, at the party headquarters in Tokyo.... The LDP put a lot of effort into the Tokyo election this time, but it ended up with a poor outcome," said Masahiro Iwasaki, a political science professor at Nihon University.... " This is a no to the LDP and a no to the Suga government," Iwasaki said....

TOKYO — Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, often talked about creating a society in which women could “ shine.” Now, a year after he resigned because of ill health, Mr.... Abe is backing a woman, Sanae Takaichi, to lead the governing Liberal Democratic Party.... If she beats the odds, it will be a significant milestone for Japan, where women make up less than 15 percent of Parliament and only two of the current cabinet’s 21 ministers are female. But Ms....

This photo shows the executive committee members of the" History and me" exhibit, clockwise from rear left, Kanon Nishiyama, Taro Iino, Koki Sakuraba, Mina Inoue, Kiri Okugawa and Yoko Nishimura, on July 18, 2021 at the Omiya Library in Omiya Ward, in the city of Saitama.... Omiya Library will be the venue, located in Omiya Ward of the capital city of Saitama Prefecture.... The display, all in Japanese, includes some 40 explanatory panels, history textbooks, and a handmade calendar introducing