Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially motivated “Christmas culture” The group, founded in 2006 ...
Nengajo refers to a special type of postcard Japanese people send to their friends and acquaintances as a form of greeting at the end of the year. This custom is quite similar to the tradition in ...
Meshack Odiwuor, a University of Nairobi student secured a prestigious two-year scholarship. He has shared his experience living far away from home.
Millions celebrate Lunar New Year in China, East Asia and around the world, but the way it's observed varies across countries ...
Over the Christmas holidays, I received several books as gifts. I have only started to read after the hectic holidays.
In Japanese households, families eat buckwheat soba noodles, or toshikoshi soba, at midnight on New Year’s Eve to bid farewell to the year gone by and welcome the year to come. The tradition ...
Here's a New Year's Eve appetizer idea: People in Japan kick off the New Year by eating a warm bowl of soba noodles. The tradition dates ... by banging loaves of Christmas bread against the ...
In the spirit of blending sustainability and the tradition of new decorations together, Millenia Walk has intentionally ...