The sun rises over Mt. Fuji in a diamond-like form that appears around the Winter Solstice.

Hikonyan, the official mascot of the city of Hikone in western Japan, makes mochi rice cake.

Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko visit Shuri Castle in Okinawa, which was recently destroyed by fire.

Special edition cars on JR's Yamanote Line in Tokyo promote yearly college marathon Hakone Ekiden.

Geisha in Kyoto's Gion district begin their traditional New Year's rituals.

Buddhist monks clean up Naritasan Shinshoji Temple for the annual year-end cleaning.

Police arrest 3 men in southwestern Japan for trying to smuggle 600 kilograms of stimulant drugs by boat.

Within less than eight months to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, groups and individuals are trying to ...

A 9-year-old boy in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture becomes the youngest person in Japan to pass a graduate school-level m...

Tokyo police investigate a 17-year-old high school student for buying and selling uranium online and refer the case to p...