TOKYO — Japan declared on Monday the name of its new imperial era when Crown Prince Naruhito becomes emperor on May 1, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying it emphasized traditional values at a ...

Japan on Monday unveiled a new name for the imperial era that begins on May 1, drawing from an ancient Japanese text for the first time, echoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative agenda ...

Japanese surnames are generally written in kanji. Despite it being incredibly difficult to learn, kanji names tend to have deep roots that hint at how life was like back in ancient Japan, and it’s ...