A cold front is blanketing Japan, likely to bring heavy snow as the country rings in the New Year.

An annual fire ritual takes place at Naritasan Shinshoji temple to wrap up the year.

Fewer passengers are seen at Tokyo Station’s Shinkansen platforms as people are refraining from traveling amid the sprea...

Princess Kako turns 26 on December 29, with no celebrations scheduled on her birthday.

Lawmaker Hata Yuichiro becomes the first sitting member of Japan’s parliament to die of COVID-19.

Keisei Skyliner starts an exclusive service for arrivals at Narita International Airport

Prime Minister Suga says he hopes to strengthen healthcare systems ahead of the New Year holidays.

A reclining Buddha in Fukuoka Prefecture gets an annual year-end dusting.

Japan bans new entry of foreign nationals after confirming the first COVID-19 variant cases.

Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide urges the public to cooperate to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.