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.

Two people die after a landslide rips through a city in northeastern Japan.

Japan's Imperial Family welcomes the New Year.

Around 97% of the international travelers who tested positive for COVID-19 upon entry to Japan were from mainland China.

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