Japan's Emperor Naruhito has ... was held in the presence of an ancient sword and jewel - sacred treasures that act as symbols of imperial power. Hundreds of foreign dignitaries, including the ...

The ancient city in Japan is having an astonishing revival - and being entirely rebuilt using techniques dating back to 710 ...

Chamberlains carrying the sacred sword and jewel, ancient Imperial treasures ... symbol of the State and of the unity of the people of Japan, while always wishing for their happiness and the ...

Ancient Japan, therefore, introduced various forms ... He thus helped develop an imperial state that was modeled after China but was uniquely Japanese. What, then, about the Tokugawa Shogunate ...

In the imperial ceremonies, Yata no Kagami - or eight-sided mirror - represents the wisdom of the emperor. According to the Kojiki, the ancient written record of Japanese history and legend ...

including positions of the Imperial Japanese Army and natural caves where residents took shelter. “If Shuri-jo symbolizes prosperity of the ancient Ryukyu Kingdom, the 32nd Army Underground ...

He has researched ancient ... Japan has an Emperor and Emperor Emeritus at the same time. Some have raised concerns it could look like there are two symbols of the state. But the Imperial ...

Yuriko raised five children and supported Mikasa’s research into ancient Near Eastern ... Her death reduces Japan’s rapidly dwindling imperial family to 16 people, including four men, as ...

emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments - Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace - provide a vivid picture of ...