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Japan's beer shipments at major brewers log a new low as they decline for 12 years running.

Groups opposing a smoking ban at Japan's restaurants and bars gather in Tokyo.

Winter cold brings winter sweets, Japanese apricots and plums, to blossom in a western suburb of Tokyo.

Sources say the government could enthrone Crown Prince Naruhito on January 1, 2019.

New retro Tokyo subway cars are previewed ahead of the 90th anniversary of the Ginza Line.

Starbucks Japan is for the first time adding decaf to its menu.

5000 people run to be the first visitor at Nishinomiya Shrine and be crowned this year's lucky man.

The Ministry of Tourism says a record 24 million tourists visited Japan in 2016.

Two weeks after a massive blaze consumed his 200-year-old restaurant, a traditional Japanese chef rebuilds his business...