The Asia Library in Hatcher Graduate Library was filled Saturday afternoon to celebrate the Japanese New Year in an annual ...

Dozens of worshipers took a deep breath and a brave plunge into icy waters at a Tokyo shrine Sunday, keeping afloat a New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hotei hands out gifts to children. Detail of print by Kuniyoshi Utagawa, 1798-1861, via Wikimedia Commons The new year brings a ...

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Yama Sushi Marketplace is hosting a free mochitsuki demonstration Saturday, offering the public a chance to witness — and participate in — the traditional Japanese art of pounding fresh mochi for the ...