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Japan: New Year greeting event at Japan's Imperial Palace
Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...
Deadly New Year's trend strikes again in Japan
Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their ...
Another year of big wage hikes likely at big Japan firms, business lobby chair says
Large Japanese firms are likely to increase wages by about 5% on average in 2025, the same as last year, the chair of a major ...
Thatched house fumigated with cedar smoke in New Year ritual in northern Japan
Members of a community preservation group in northern Japan have used cedar smoke to fumigate a traditional thatched house to ...
Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year’s
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, ...
Japan's Meiji Jingu shrine hosts thousands during annual dedication
A formal ceremony heralded the start of the Japan's sumo wrestling season at the Meiji Jingu shrine on Tuesday, two months ...
It’s Not New Year’s Day in Japan Without a Warming Bowl of Ozoni
Chef Takashi Yagihashi honors his late father’s memory each year with ozoni, a traditional Japanese New Year’s soup made with ...
Motorcycle-sized tuna fetches more than $1 million at Japan auction
A bluefin tuna about the size of a motorcycle has been sold for $1.3 million (207 million yen) at Japan’s most prestigious ...