Pounding and eating mochi offers good luck, health, prosperity and happiness.

A 16 th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian ...

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 ...

Around the world, people are eating certain foods on New Year's Eve, hoping to ensure that the upcoming year will be full of ...

Chef Takashi Yagihashi honors his late father’s memory each year with ozoni, a traditional Japanese New Year’s soup made with ...

Ozoni, a Japanese soup with mochi, is traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day. This version from chef Takashi Yagihashi calls ...

WWE star Omos shocked the wrestling world on New Year's Day when he won a championship for a notable Japanese promotion.

Apple today announced the upcoming launch of its annual New Year promotion in Japan, providing customers with a free Apple ...

With the New Year coming in, a new opportunity comes for Koto Japanese Steak House and Sushi. SEE ALSO: Delicia's Restaurant ...

If the Spanish gobble 12 grapes right when the clocks strikes midnight for the New Year, in Greece onions are hung on doors ...