no comment 01/01/2019 Japanese 'demons' scare children into good behaviour for the New Year People wearing demonic masks and straw garments visited homes in Japan on NewYear's Eve to ward off evil spirits, bring good luck and make children behave.
Japan 01/01/2019 Japan New Year incident: What we know After a car rammed into a crowded Tokyo street on New Year's Day, Euronews tells you what we know so far of the incident.
no comment 30/12/2018 Watch: A giant rice cake at a shrine north of Tokyo to pray for a good harvest year A giant rice cake has been placed at a shrine north of Tokyo to pray for a good harvest and the safety of the region in the coming year
no comment 27/12/2018 From dog to wild boar to mark new year of Oriental zodiac A dog handed over its responsibilities to a wild boar at a ceremony marking the change of year under the Oriental zodiac
Business 26/12/2018 Japan to restart commercial whaling in 2019 The government announced on Wednesday that they would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and commercial whaling in its territorial waters would resume in July 2019.
Japan 21/12/2018 Carlos Ghosn re-arrested on new charges The re-arrest comes as Ghosn was expected to be release don bail on Friday.
no comment 19/12/2018 Tokyo's illuminations draw the crowds Winter in Japan means warm clothes, hot soup, and light shows. The illuminations are a holiday tradition which run until February.
Japan 18/12/2018 Japanese doll collectors gather for festival Japanese doll collectors gather for festival
no comment 14/12/2018 Cleaners dressed as zodiac animals clean hotel windows in Japan Window cleaners dressed as the current and the next Chinese zodiac animals washed hotel windows in Tokyo on Thursday (December 13) in anticipation of the coming year.
Japan 13/12/2018 Cleaners dressed as zodiac animals clean hotel windows in Japan Cleaners dressed as zodiac animals clean hotel windows in Japan
no comment 12/12/2018 Year-end clean-up at Japan's World Heritage bridge Shinto priests have done year-end cleaning of a shrine bridge at a UNESCO World Heritage site in the city of Nikko, north of Tokyo.
target 10/12/2018 Japan: Benefits of an onsen, a natural hot spa, at conferences Japan is one of the most important destinations for international meetings which combines conferences with relaxing natural hot baths.
Japan 06/12/2018 Big in Japan - penguins dressed as santa A zoo in Japan gives it penguin population Christmas appeal by dressing them up as santas for a special festive parade.
no comment 29/11/2018 Tokyo hosts anti-terror drills at future Olympic venue Tokyo metropolitan government officials have held anti-terrorism drills at a venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
Sport 25/11/2018 Explosive judo on Day 3 of Osaka Grand Slam as Japanese judoka dominate Japanese judoka dominated an explosive final day of the Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan ending the tournament with 11 gold medals out of a total of 14
Sport 24/11/2018 Masterly Japanese judoka dominate again on Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam Masterly Japanese judoka dominate Day 2 of Osaka Grand Slam, with Japan's Shohei Ono Man of the Day and Canada's Jessica Klimkait Woman of the Day
Sport 23/11/2018 Japan dominate Day 1 of Osaka Grand Slam with four golds out of four Hosts Japan were unstoppable on the first day of the Osaka Grand Slam, winning gold medals in all four weight categories of a thrilling tournament
Japan 22/11/2018 Nissan board votes unanimously to oust Ghosn Nissan's board has ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn following his shock arrest for alleged financial misconduct.
Business 19/11/2018 Nissan moving to fire Ghosn for financial misconduct Carmaker says it plans to fire chief over allegations he did not declare some of his multi-million euro compensation
Japan 16/11/2018 Japan's new minister of cybersecurity has never used a computer — ever Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, was appointed last month to lead Japan's cybersecurity strategy.
