Though the Emperor of Japan has no crown ... Now begins the divine reign of the Tenno Hirohito which has been named Showa, meaning “enlightenment.” Contact us at [email protected] ...

The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday. The Shirase berthed at ...

Next year, Reiwa 7 by the Japanese calendar, marks a prologue to a new century, the second since the dawn of the Showa era (1926-89). Showa’s curtain rose on a nation still reeling from natural ...

Japan’s Emperor Showa pushed to be able to express his regret over World War II despite opposition from the government, according to recently disclosed documents obtained by NHK - a discovery an ...

In recent years, a sense of nostalgia has been spreading among young people in Japan for the Showa era, which lasted from 1926 to 1989. A theme park has opened a recreation of a 1960s shopping street.

The changing autumn foliage at Tokyo’s Showa Kinen Park is spectacular at this time of year with its maple and ginkgo trees bursting in hues of fiery red and yellow. Visitors to the national par ...

Baillie Gifford discuss the company revitalising Japan’s outdated power network. And how one of the country’s rare female bosses transformed the traditionalist engineering firm into an ...

Landry Pop Auctions (LPA), in partnership with the Rago/Wright network, announces Showa Era Icons, curated by Joshua Fraser, ...