Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The last weeks of the year tend to come with a blend of chaos and ritual in the form of holiday parties, travel, Christmas ...

The new year brings a fresh start, symbolized in some cultures by the cherubic baby New Year who replaces the old year that has come to a close. In Japan, the roly-poly god Hotei, who is often ...

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach is ringing in the new year with a celebration full of tradition, culture and gratitude. The Morikami will host Oshogatsu Weekend: Year of the ...

TOKYO — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to a crowd of flag-waving New Year’s well-wishers gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday. Standing with his wife Masako and the rest ...

People gathered in Tokyo and Numazu to brave ice-cold water in purification rituals meant to pray for good health during the New Year. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Japanese Garden invited visitors to celebrate O-Shogatsu, the Japanese New Year, with a variety of activities on Sunday. “We forget about everything that happened ...

The last weeks of the year tend to come with a blend of chaos and ritual in the form of holiday parties, travel, Christmas shopping, last-minute tasks and setting intentions for the new year. Those ...

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 ...