Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year's well-wishers, some shouting, ...

Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year ...

The return rush of people who spent the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns and other travel destinations has ...

A growing number of Japanese people appear to be breaking with the country's tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards, ...

Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight ...

A bluefin tuna fetched 207 million yen ($1.3 million) during the year's first auction at a popular fish market in Tokyo on ...

Chef Takashi Yagihashi honors his late father’s memory each year with ozoni, a traditional Japanese New Year’s soup made with ...

During oshogatsu (Japanese New Year), people in Japan huddle outside of temples and shrines to pray for an auspicious year, hands warmed by steaming cups of amazake (fermented rice drink).

Emperor Naruhito expressed his wish on Thursday for a peaceful year for people affected by disasters, following a strong ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito said he is praying for the happiness of people in Japan and the world in his first New Year's ...

The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about how the Japanese Emperor spends the first days of ...