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Hirohiko Okano, Tanka Luminary and Imperial Waka Instructor, Dies at 101

His death closes a postwar career devoted to keeping classical waka alive in the Imperial court.

Tokyo Court Orders North Korea to Pay 22 Million Yen Each to Survivors of ‘Paradise on Earth’ Scheme

Japan Sentences Shinzo Abe’s Assassin to Life in Prison

Tetsuzo Fuwa, Veteran Japanese Communist Party Leader, Dies at 95

Wakaizumi’s Suicide Note on Okinawa Nuclear Pact Donated to Prefectural Archives

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister After LDP–Ishin Pact

Emperor and Empress Attend Nagasaki Peace Culture Festival Opening With Call for Peace Through the Arts

Prince Hisahito Marks Coming of Age in Imperial Palace Ceremony

Nagasaki Secures Record 107 Nations and EU for 80th Atomic Bomb Commemoration

Renowned Arita Ware Potter Inoue Manji Dies at 96

Tokyo Court Orders Dissolution of Unification Church Over Fundraising Abuses

Japanese Emperor Naruhito Resumes New Year’s Greeting Tradition at Imperial Palace

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito Celebrates 91st Birthday with Focus on Family and Peace

Firebomb Attack on Japan's Ruling Party HQ as Election Nears