I began making ozoni for my children and my wife every New Year’s at our home in Chicago. I don’t make osechi ryori — it’s a ...

The new AirTag is to celebrate the Japanese Year of the Snake, but there are only 50,000 of them, and they are part of a ...

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

Oosouji is a deep-cleaning practice rooted in Japanese culture that prepares homes, workplaces, and even temples for the New ...

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

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, old customs and ...

Receivingotoshidama (New Year’s pocket money) is a fun and culturally significant practice that kids eagerly look forward to ...

People in a northeastern Japanese town were taught how to make traditional rice straw ropes called "shimenawa" in preparation ...

Embracing Japanese-inspired healthy resolutions is more than just a way to enhance your well-being – it’s also a way to inspire creativity, connect with your body, and discover another culture. Happy ...

At the workshop of Chinjuen, a plant shop in Osaka Prefecture, people are busy shipping kadomatsu, decorations placed at ...

Workers at the Hiramatsu Seafoods Company factory in the city of Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, are busy making sweet simmered ...