An event to pray for good health and ward off bad luck called “Daiko-daki”, or daikon radish roast, is held in Kyoto for...

Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force clean up Wakayama Castle in western Japan.

Finland’s Santa Claus Foundation "certified Santa Claus" arrives at Narita Airport from Finland for first time in three ...

Japan Airlines is operating a Disney-themed plane featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Elsa from "Frozen" and Woody from "...

The statue of a Japanese racoon dog in front of Shigaraki Station in Koka, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan is dressed ...

A fire-walking ritual, where people walk on ashes to pray for good health, is held at a Atago Shrine in Fukuoka, Fukuoka...

People are laughing 2022 away at a shrine in western Japan to express appreciation for the past year and wish for good h...

Emperor Naruhito and his daughter Princess Aiko make a private visit to Gakushuin University's Museum of History to see ...

Children set up a gigantic straw rabbit monument at a shrine in western Japan.

Hikonyan, a mascot of the western Japanese city of Hikone, helps make a giant rope festoon at Hikone Castle.