During the Heian period, an imperial court based in the capital of Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto) wielded the highest political authority in the land. The city’s name means “Capital of Peace and Tranquility ...

The estimated average height of Japanese men reached 163 centimeters ... is believed to be a series of decrees issued by the imperial court and successive rulers not to eat animal meat.

TOKYO — A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the government ... to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor.

TOKYO (AP) — A second Japanese high court ruled Wednesday that the ... Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under ...

30, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has lodged a protest with a U.N. human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial succession to male heirs on the ...

The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Tuesday recommended that Japan revise its Imperial House Law to ensure gender equality. In its concluding observation of a ...

23 overturned a lower court ruling and ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to 16 plaintiffs, including former “comfort women” of the Imperial Japanese Army. In the lawsuit ...

A Second High Court Rules That Japan's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Is ... Japan to revise the male-only succession rule under the Imperial House Law to allow a female emperor. Hayashi called the ...