But poetry isn't just for adults. In fact, there are plenty of poems for kids that are both entertaining and enlightening. From our earliest moments, we're surrounded by poetry in the form of ...

Empress Masako on Jan. 16 attended the annual New Year’s Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in 17 years. Her husband, Emperor Naruhito, and other members of the ...

Emperor Naruhito composed a poem about the aspirations of children he has met around Japan for the annual New Year Poetry Reading at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 22. The event’s theme th ...