Singer-songwriter Matsutoya Yumi and shogi player Kato Hifumi are among 18 recipients of the Persons of Cultural Merit a...

The rebuilding of Shuri Castle's main hall begins three years after a fire destroyed the structure in Okinawa Prefecture...

Kabuki actor Matsumoto Hakuo and others receive the Order of Culture from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tok...

Police beef up security in Shibuya on Halloween night following the fatal crush in Itaewon, South Korea.

The Imperial Palace may be open to the public for next year's New Year event for the first time in three years.

Tokyo and other organizers together hold a tea ceremony for the first time in three years.

Tokyo starts accepting same-sex partnership applications.

A baby sumo ritual is held at a shrine in Kyoto for the first time in three years.

A chrysanthemum doll festival takes place in Fukushima Prefecture based on the theme of "The Tale of Princess Kaguya."

Elaborate floats enchant visitors at Takayama Autumn Festival.