Although Japan is the land of the rising sun, with its indigenous religion centering around the sun goddess, we cannot overlook the importance of the moon in Japan’s culture.
Tsukimi, the season of moon viewing, starts next week in Japan. Learn more about this day’s origins, how to make Tsukimi Dumplings, and why the rabbit in the moon is pounding a rice cake.
How did Halloween in Japan go from being a holiday for foreigners to an annual event that draws out millions across the country?
White Day is a holiday in Japan believed to solve the gender gap issues created by Valentine’s Day. But does it really?
Japan ranks seventh worldwide for most public holidays. Learn about all the official (and a few unofficial) holidays in Japan and how they’re celebrated.
For some, it’s a holiday full of nationalistic significance. But most people don’t even known when it is. A short history of National Foundation Day.
Author Noah Oskow travels to Lithuania to connect with his own Jewish past at Sugihara Chiune’s consulate, now a memorial to the savior of 6000 Jews.
Year-end work parties have long been a staple of Japanese business culture. But more and more people – especially the young – are resolving not to go.
How did Shibuya’s Halloween celebrations grow out of control? One commentator says the blame lays squarely with the media.
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