Japan 22/01/2019 Japanese 20-year-old celebrate 'coming of age' festival People in Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, enjoyed a unique New Year`s `coming of age` festival in which they carry portable shrines in the sea
no comment 13/01/2019 Japanese plunge into ice bath at Tokyo's shrine in purification ritual for New Year Nearly one hundred people gathered at a Tokyo shrine to wash themselves in an icy bath on Sunday (January 13) to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year.
Japan 11/01/2019 Japanese Olympic chief indicted in France, suspected of corruption The head of Japan's Olympic Committee, Tsunekazu Takeda, has been indicted in France on corruption allegations, Paris' financial prosecutor's office spokesperson confirmed to Euronews.
Japan 10/01/2019 Watch: This beautiful octopus was cut out of a single piece of paper The artist, Masayo Fukuda, is a master of Kirie, an ancient Japanese art form.
Japan 10/01/2019 Which country has the 'most powerful' passport in 2019? Japan ranked top of the Henley Passport Index in 2019, meaning its citizens could travel visa-free to the most countries in the world
Japan 08/01/2019 Carlos Ghosn claims innocence in first appearance since arrest The ousted Nissan Chairman professed his innocence in his first appearance in seven weeks.
Japan 07/01/2019 What are the most retweeted tweets of all time? A teenager in search of free chicken nuggets has been knocked off the top of the ranking for the most-retweeted post of all time — Japanese billionaire, Yusaku Maezawa, has taken first position.
no comment 06/01/2019 Thousands take part in New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo Thousands of people gathered and competed in a New Year calligraphy contest in Tokyo on Saturday (November 5), hoping to get a good start to 2019
Japan 05/01/2019 Endangered blue fin tuna gets record price at Tokyo fish market A Japanese tuna tycoon paid a record price for an enormous 278 kilogramme blue fin tuna at the first auction of the new year.
Japan 05/01/2019 Tuna sells for record €2.7 million in Japan's New Year fish market The 278-kg bluefin tuna was sold to the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant, but experts say demand for the fish has made it an endangered species.
Japan 02/01/2019 The Japanese New Year's ritual that's making a comeback People wearing demonic masks and straw garments visited homes in Japan's northern prefecture of Akita on New Year's Eve to ward off evil spirits and invite good luck in 2019
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.
