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A crowd of people gathered Monday to participate in a year-end Shinto ritual in Osaka, western Japan, to laugh off all the bad memories of the past year. The annual event took place at Hiraoka Shrine ... ( read original story ...)

At the workshop of Chinjuen, a plant shop in Osaka Prefecture, people are busy shipping kadomatsu, decorations placed at entrances and gates for the New Year. Kadomatsu are said to be a symbol to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning, supported by advances on Wall Street late last week and bargain-hunting after recent declines. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 341.69 points, or 0.88 percent, ... ( read original story ...)

This month, Japan’s international tourism industry will close out a remarkable, record-breaking year. “All the (tourism) indicators are set to rise: contribution to the Japanese economy, increasing ... ( read original story ...)

Investors are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to shrink its balance sheet, adding to debtholders’ woes from rising interest ... ( read original story ...)

When the son of a captured Dutch soldier, who had been detained in a Japanese labor camp during World War II, learned about the local ... ( read original story ...)

Snow is intensifying in northern and other parts of Japan. Weather officials are advising people to exercise caution as heavy snow is forecast to hit mainly northern to western areas along the Sea of ... ( read original story ...)