Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom ...

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 ...

People in a community in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, braved the cold on Tuesday night to join in a New Year ritual ...

Japan is likely to miss achieving its goal of running a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, according to three ...

Japan saw 3.49 million visitors in December, an all-time high for any month, official data showed on Wednesday, capping off a ...

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their throat.

Japan's Coming of Age Day is a sure sign of winter, arriving after New Year celebrations and before the cherry blossom parties of early spring.