By Taeko Shiota. New Year's is the most important traditional holiday celebrated in Japan. In the pre-World War II Osaka of my childhood, where my parents ran a shop that sold baby clothes and bedding ...

Ozoni is standard New Year’s Day fare for many Japanese Americans, whether they are nisei, the children of Japanese immigrants, or yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese Americans.

The Japanese New Year's holiday used to last several days; now it's been pared down to three days. New Year's Eve is devoted to kite flying and other fun and games. Jan. 1 and 2 are feast days.

Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year, is one of the most important festive events of the Japanese calendar symbolising traditions, reunion with the family and celebration of delicious meals. Learn all ...

In California, local markets like Nijiya, Mitsuwa and Marukai are carrying on the Japanese New Year tradition by stocking osechi ryōri sets and other oshougatsu specialty items to mark the yearly ...

In Japan, the first three days of the year, a national holiday called Oshogatsu, are spent with family eating an elaborate array of New Year’s food, called osechi ryori, from large lacquerware ...

In Little Tokyo, the new year is heralded by the frenetic energy of thrumming taiko drums and pounding mallets, transfiguring rice into mochi. Known as Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year ...

More than 1,000 people braved blustery and rainy weather Sunday at the Portland Japanese Garden to recognize and celebrate the Japanese New Year with traditional events. The garden is one of the ...

In Japanese culture, New Year's Day is the most important holiday. The Knox Asian Festival held the first-ever celebration for the 2022 Japanese New Year.

As the sounds of taiko and fue — traditional Japanese drums and flute — began to fill the Miller Living Room gathering space ...

In celebration of the Japanese New Year, Apple will be holding a promotion that offers customers in Japan a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥30,000 with the purchase of an eligible Apple product ...