Mochi pounding is a way to welcome the New Year, with family togetherness at the heart of the tradition. A local family from ...

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 for families ...

As head coach David Adelman and the team expressed their devastation in their post-game pressers, die-hard Nuggets fans and ...

The National Police Agency and the Fire and Disaster Management Agency are urging elderly people to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes during the New Year holidays. The appeal is made every year ...

On average, Mochi Health members lose 36 pounds in their first year, and most sustain their weight loss much longer than they ...

New Year's Day is often celebrated with traditional, symbolic foods across the world. Find out what makes this Japanese soup ...

Veteran advocate Ed Kawamura (his ‘ohana is doing the traditional mochi tsuki for New Year’s this weekend) said there’s ...

More than a dozen workers at a traditional Japanese sweets shop in Fukuoka City, western Japan, are busy making mochi rice ...

Nursery school children in northern Japan have tried their hand at making sticky rice cakes, or mochi, which will be used as ...

Here are 15 holiday happenings for Dec. 25 through Jan. 1, 2026. When: Until 1 p.m. Christmas Day, Dec. 25 Where: King ...