The number of traffic fatalities for 2021 has reached a record low of 2,636 according to the National Police Agency, mar...

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko addresses metropolitan government employees, and asks for a proactive approach in dealing wi...

The Okinawa prefectural government reports 623 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection on January 5, nearly three t...

A tiger attacks staffers at Nasu Safari Park north of Tokyo, injuring three of them.

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio visits Ise Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central Japan, and gives a New Year press confer...

Okinawa Gov. Tamaki Denny criticizes the U.S. military over what he considers to be insufficient measures against the sp...

Members of Japan's imperial family take part in a New Year ceremony that has been scaled down due to the coronavirus.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako express hope for a bright and prosperous 2022 in their New Year video message.

A COVID-19 cluster among Tokyo Daijingu staff prompts the shrine to halt New Year visits.

Thousands of visitors visit shrines and temples and welcome the New Year.