Japanese retail company Muji announces it will raise prices of 20 percent of its products by 25 percent.

Shops in Tokyo roll out New Year lucky bags on December 26.

Himeji Castle in western Japan is decked up for New Year.

A 40-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of three people in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.

China Coast Guard boats stay continuously in waters near the Senkaku Islands administered by the city of Ishigaki in Oki...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito turns 89 on December 23.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says 10 people passed the second screening in the astronaut recruitment project.

The Imperial Household Agency releases seven photos of the total lunar eclipse taken by Emperor Naruhito on November 8.

The Japanese government compiles its basic policy on green transformation aimed at balancing between decarbonization and...