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

Japan's average life expectancy is the longest for women in Okayama Prefecture and for men in Shiga Prefecture.

13 people evacuate after fire rips through a chemical factory in Tokyo.

Apple Japan is slapped with 14 billion yen in additional taxes after incorrectly exempting foreign tourists from consump...

Japanese retail company Muji announces it will raise prices of 20 percent of its products by 25 percent.

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

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

A 40-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of three people in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

Tokyo-based international art collective teamLab opens a museum in Beijing as China eases its zero-COVID policy.

China Coast Guard boats stay continuously in waters near the Senkaku Islands administered by the city of Ishigaki in Oki...