The annual New Year poetry reading takes place at the Imperial Palace, with Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other m...

Muji opens its first food-centered store.

An archery event for new adults takes place at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto for the first time in two years.

The annual New Year's pufferfish auction at the Haetomari Market in Shimonoseki City has 5.6 tons of tiger pufferfish on...

The annual Imperial New Year's Lectures take place at the Imperial Palace on themes such as artificial intelligence and ...

Amazon lockers are installed at Haneda Airport for passengers subjected to quarantine.

The twin giant panda cubs born at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo last June make their public debut.

Entertainer Pikotaro, known for the viral music video of his song "PPAP," promotes countryside lodging in Japan.

A baby koala in a zoo in Kagoshima Prefecture clutches its stuffed counterpart when weighed.

The viewing ticket lottery for the public debut of twin baby pandas Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao has an average 1 in 348 odds f...