In Tokyo, participants braved frigid conditions at the Kanda Myojin Shrine for a traditional Japanese ritual aimed at purifying the soul and ushering in good health for the new year. Clad in minimal ...

Tokyo Midtown’s annual New Year’s celebration features a number of fun events to start 2024. The first 800 visitors who drop by on January 2 between 10.45am and 12noon will get a free cup of s ...

The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction.

TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed ... adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health in the new year. Mostly half-naked men with just white loincloth ...

Head over to Ueno Park’s Fountain Square this Chinese New Year’s for spicy lamb skewers, piping hot xiaolongbao and giant ...

The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid US$1.3mil for a tuna, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction. Michelin-starred sushi restaurateurs the ...

The Tokyo Stock Exchange opened for the first trading day of the new year on Jan. 6 with the Nikkei 225 index plummeting by more than 600 points at one point. The benchmark index ended the day at ...