When practiced with care, tantra massage can feel less like a treatment and more like a ritual—one that supports healing on ...

People across Japan are slurping up soba buckwheat noodles on Wednesday, New Year's Eve. Eating the noodles while wishing for longevity and happiness is a Japanese tradition on the final day of the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As 2026 approaches, there are many longtime traditions that are observed throughout the islands to ring in the New Year. One such tradition, in the Japanese culture, is the ...

A Japanese year-end rite that can trace its roots back more than 1,000 years is disappearing as people have less free time, feel less connected to work colleagues and prefer to send New Year greetings ...

INUYAMA, Aichi -- Visitors can observe Yakushima macaques warming themselves around a bonfire in this central Japan city during a beloved tradition at a zoo here starting Dec. 22. About 110 Yakushima ...

Conveniently located in the centre of western Japan’s Kansai region, Nara has long been a popular day-trip destination for tourists staying in Osaka and Kyoto, which are both less than an hour away ...

Genres collided and traditions were updated across Japan’s performing arts scene in 2025. Japan’s stages refused to stay in their lanes. Kabuki flirted with anime fandom, noh danced with techno beats, ...

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Cycling through Akita reveals craftsmen, hot springs and foods that keep northern traditions alive. Japan’s mountains, coastlines and farmlands offer a world of quiet stories beyond the cities. In a ...

The three-day festival of food, music, cosplay and culture is in town Dubai: Meet Hatsune Miku and your favourite anime characters at Japan Culture Con (JCC), which is back for its second edition this ...

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 ...