Japanese History

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Palace Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

The inscription recognizes 19 Asuka-period monuments as evidence of early state formation and raises Japan’s World Heritage total to 27.

Japan Revises Imperial House Law to Allow Male‑Line Adoptions

Japan Keeps Male-Only Imperial Succession and Opens Door to Adopted Heirs

Japan's Diet Revises Imperial Household Law but Keeps Male-Only Succession

Japan Advances Male-Line Succession Bill as Women Remain Barred from Throne

Japan's Cabinet Approves Narrow Revision to Imperial House Law

ICOMOS Recommends Asuka–Fujiwara Capital for UNESCO World Heritage

Asuka‑Fujiwara Recommended for World Heritage as Japan Sees Political, Economic and Security Moves

Emperor Naruhito Inspects Iwabuchi Sluice Gate in Tokyo

Osaka Shōchikuza Closes After 103 Years in Dotonbori

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s The Samurai and the Prisoner Premieres at Cannes

Emperor Naruhito Plants Rice at Imperial Palace Paddy in Annual Ritual

Hamster Brings Ishin no Arashi to Switch 2 and PS5 in Console Archives Release

Nara Police Investigate Liquid Marks on Yakushiji’s National Treasure Buddha Footprint

OIST Team Dates Giant 1200–1201 Solar Proton Event Using Diary and Tree Rings

NHK Sets 2028 Taiga Drama 'John Man' With Kento Yamazaki as John Manjiro

Emperor Sows Rice at Imperial Palace in Annual Planting

Imperial Household Agency Releases Photos of Prince Hisahito Learning Gagaku and Kemari in Kyoto

Hiroshima Castle Keep Closes to Visitors After 68 Years

Prince Hisahito Concludes Kyoto Coming-of-Age Rites, Visits Noh-Costume Workshop