Tradition

Every year on January 1, I visit my mother at her house. She lives alone after my father's death. As she was born in the...

As many Japanese do, I cleaned my apartment to prepare for the New Year. The New Year season is extremely special for Ja...

I sent New Year's cards to my relatives and friends. When I was young, I did not write them. I thought it was meaningles...

Christmas is celebrated grandly in Japan; not as a religious festival but as an annual function. Towns are displayed by ...