But the government is still advising people to use air conditioning to avoid heatstroke ... road amid heat haze in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Social media users took to Twitter to ...

The holiday illumination event has begun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The lights were switched on at 5 p.m. Monday at locations including Nijubashi Bridge, Ote-mon Gate and Tatsumi-yagura turret.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...