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People in Japan returned to work on Jan. 4 for the first time in 2023, again with wishes for the COVID-19 pandemic to finally end in the New Year.

Here is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.

During "O-shogatsu," Japanese pray for health and good fortune at shrines, enjoy delicious New Year's meals and listen to the emperor's annual message.

HAKONE, Japan (Kyodo) -- Komazawa University held a 30-second lead over Chuo University after the first day of the two-day Tokyo-Hakone collegiate eki

During "O-shogatsu," Japanese pray for health and good fortune at shrines, enjoy delicious New Year's meals and listen to the emperor's annual message.

While Japan is usually the overwork capital of the world, the New Year’s holidays here do offer the chance for everyone to just relax. The cost, however, is that because New Year’s is overwhelmingly a quiet time spent with family (as opposed to the wild pa...

With the scrapping of most COVID-19 entry restrictions in October, the number of foreign visitors to Japan jumped to nearly 1 million in November, according to government data.

A Journey With a Gun and No Money tells the story of Bunsho Hattori and Ryuichi Ishikawa and their remarkable discovery through nature.

Ailene Nu, from Melbourne, found the tiny self serve selling $2.80 ice-cream in a tea shop at Hakone Checkpoint, a short walk from the popular Hakone-machi boat pier.

Japanese motorbike giant Yamaha Motors recently introduced a variety of car parts under its banner Performance Damper in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture.