TOKYO: The annual Imperial ceremony of Utakai Hajime, or the New Year’s Poetry Reading, was held at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morning (Jan 14). The theme for the tanka ...
TOKYO - Japanese Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for peace in Japan and the world in the new year in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday. The emperor, who attended ...