The first puffer fish auction of the year takes place in Yamaguchi Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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

Visitors at Tokushima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, admire the first lucky sunrise of the year.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government unveils a plan to provide benefits to households with children aged up to 18.

Tokyo stocks start 2023 with a fall in the Nikkei Stock Average.

Swordsmiths show off traditional craftsmanship that has been handed down for centuries in central Japan.

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

Emperor Naruhito delivers his first New Year's greeting since 2020.

Around 5,000 people line up for New Year shopping in northeastern Japan.