New Year’s
Higashiyama artisans craft figurines, bells, and gosho ningyo dolls to ring in the new year.
Celebrate Japan’s most traditional time of year with the help of these famous anime characters.
And even though there are some staples on the menu throughout the nation, what goes into those staples also varies!
Questions explore the ongoing impact of the pandemic on family traditions and what people plan to spend the most money on for celebrations.
The ingredients of this Frappuccino, including kelp, don’t just taste great, traditional Japanese culture says they’ll give you blessings for the year to come.
“We Are Starbucks Coffee Rabbits — Living Somewhere in Coffee Tree Forests” is the theme for this new collection.
Pounded rice may be delicious, but it can be incredibly risky—especially in our current circumstances.
Grown-ups dish on the appropriate amounts of New Year’s money to gift depending on the age of a child.
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