United States Representative Maxine Dexter (D-OR) is celebrating the return of a Gresham family after they were held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – 2025 is gone, and the new year is here. Festivities are coming down slightly, but at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, we are actually continuing the New Year’s celebration ...

The Dutch mark New Year’s Eve with oliebollen, deep-fried dough balls whose roots trace back to ancient Germanic midwinter rites. According to folklore, eating the fatty pastries offered protection ...

Photo courtesy of Grace Park. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Keiko Yokota-Carter, a Japanese Studies librarian, said the event strives to bring pieces of Japanese traditions to Ann Arbor, ...

On January 23, theJBAS) held its New Year’s reception at the Hilton Hotel in Bellevue marking the first gathering since 2019.