Komuro Kei visits Princess Mako's residence to prepare for their marriage.

Princess Mako turns 30 on October 23, her last birthday as a member of Japan's imperial family.

A roller coaster at Universal Studios Japan stops midway due to a power outage.

A ski area on Mt. Fuji becomes the season's first outdoor ski slope to open in Japan for the 23rd straight year.

Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will extend their hours of operation starting November 1.

A Japanese startup company begins the trial of a next-generation COVID vaccine.

Honda Motor announces it will sell only electric vehicles in China after 2030.

Japan's last double-decker bullet train retires.

Central Japan Railway Company will have a designated telework car on its Nozomi Shinkansen.

High levels of nitrogen have been detected in tap water at Gunma University Hospital, north of Tokyo, where 10 newborn b...