New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world are ringing in 2025, as New York City's Times Square gears up for ...

China and Japan have stepped up engagement in recent months, but analysts say the trajectory of relations will largely come ...

Two people died after a fire broke out in a residential area near Tokyo Skytree on Tuesday evening, local authorities said.

TOKYO -- Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will employ remote clerks overseas to serve late-night shoppers through ...

The classic tale of a grumpy creature who wants to ruin a joyous holiday because of misguided intentions but has a change of ...

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at ...

Millions of Japanese people will return to their home towns to be with their families, visit neighborhood shrines on Tuesday ...

Happy New Year from Sydney! Midnight has struck in Sydney alongside most of eastern Australia, marking the start of 2025.

Berlin and many other cities have welcomed the New Year with spectacular shows and outdoor gatherings. Tens of thousands of ...

In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central ...

An annual record of over 33 million inbound foreigners visited Japan between January and November 2024 amid a tourism boom ...