Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually. Eating mochi on and around the New Year is ...

The free drum performance will take place today in Market Square. ‘Saturday Night Live’ kicked off its show with Lin-Manuel ...

For many non-Japanese, especially newcomers to Japan, many of the customs and traditions of New Year may seem hard to understand. New Year or oshogatsu is the most important holiday period in Japan ...

Tourist spots near Japan's Mount Fuji are crowded with visitors from China and elsewhere ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays ...

Ma. Stella F. Arnaldo / Special to the BusinessMirror SOUTHEAST Asian countries with visa-waiver policies cornered the bulk of outbound Chinese travelers for the long Lunar New Year holiday, which ...

The New Year is to see Japan well on the road to a new-born prosperity, with the Yen nearer its normal rate of exchange, a renaissance of industry and foreign trade and a restored confidence in ...

Australia welcomed the new year with a 12-minute fireworks show featuring ... Festivities also lit up East Asian countries including Japan, China, and the Philippines, where people in the capital ...

Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...