Japan's Emperor Naruhito said he is praying for the happiness of people in Japan and the world in his first New Year's ...
Around the world, people are eating certain foods on New Year's Eve, hoping to ensure that the upcoming year will be full of ...
For many non-Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period ...
Japan's weather authorities are calling on people returning from their new year holidays to brace for traffic disruptions.
East Asian countries including Japan, China and Taiwan welcomed the New Year with spectacular celebrations and firework ...
The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at ...
Chef Takashi Yagihashi honors his late father’s memory each year with ozoni, a traditional Japanese New Year’s soup made with ...
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Ozoni, a Japanese soup with mochi, is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day. This version from chef Takashi Yagihashi calls ...
The New Year is to see Japan well on the road to a new-born prosperity, with the Yen nearer its normal rate of exchange, a ...