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The viral Tokyo Fireworks video shows a massive Godzilla being made out of fireworks in the New Year’s Eve celebration in ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family are waving to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Designed as a "healing robot," Mirumi is meant to sit with you, react to your presence and offer quiet comfort. It is ...

The well-known residence resembles a bright-yellow domino, with its narrowest side measuring just under 2 feet wide. Its ...

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...

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Tokyo stocks are likely to maintain their upward momentum to test new record highs next year on optimism that the ...

For Muslim tourists, planning a travel itinerary to countries that are not Muslim-majority can be challenging, especially ...

From drag shows in Shinjuku Ni-chome to hotel parties and techno raves, here’s how to spend New Year’s Eve in Tokyo.