Teasers from automakers suggest a Nismo concept, a Mitsubishi Montero successor, and maybe even a new production Subaru WRX STI.

Members of the rescue team perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, in Tokyo. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Chubu Electric Power shares fell by the most in more than a year in Tokyo trading on Tuesday after the Japanese utility disclosed possible problems with earthquake standards used at a nuclear plant. The company's stock led declines on the benchmark Nikkei gauge,

The well-known residence resembles a bright-yellow domino, with its narrowest side measuring just under 2 feet wide. Its incredible design managed to squeeze five floors into its parking space-sized lot, plus one basement level.

A pop-up shop called Hidden in Tokyo is letting shoppers pay $7, for a chance to steal as much merchandise as they can, with a catch.

War of the Three Titans has been ready to make its comeback, and fans will finally be able to watch it this coming year.

A lion dance, a sake booth, and a host of sweet and savory foods for sale, including karaage and takoyaki, are also part of the Oshogatsu Festival. At the family fest, in Noguchi Plaza, a candy sculpture demonstration, sweet souvenir snapshots, and opportunities to create horse-inspired crafts are on the schedule.

Tokyo has been toppled as the world’s most populous city, with the Indonesian capital of Jakarta now ruling the roost, followed by the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The reshuffling is partly due to changes in how urban areas are defined,