Visitors to a shrine in Kyoto flaunt their works at a New Year calligraphy event.

Sunrise above Mt. Fuji on New Year's Day creates the appearance of the Diamond Fuji.

The Comic Market gets underway at Tokyo Big Sight on December 30, with about 160,000 people expected to attend the two-d...

Imperial Household Agency staff are preparing bonsai container gardening decorations for the New Year.

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

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

A sunset shaped like a lucky "daruma" doll appears in Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture in western Japan.

Ground Self-Defense Force troops clean up Himeji Castle, a World Heritage site and national treasure in western Japan.

Central Japan Railway is offering a service in which people can charter shinkansen bullet train between Tokyo and Osaka ...

International cruise travel from Japan is resumed after suspension following an outbreak of coronavirus infections on th...