Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

The lunar new year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, which this year rises on 29 January, kicking off ...

Setsubun no Hi (節分の日), celebrated annually on February 2, 3 or 4, is a traditional event marking the official beginning of spring, according to the Japanese lunar calendar. Though not a national ...

Lunar New Year celebrations are coming up, marking the beginning of the year of the snake. What to know about the holiday how ...

Though the law recognizes both Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day as federal holidays, this does not mean that individuals working for private businesses are required to have two days of ...

Banks are closed on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month and are open on the first and third Saturdays of every month (also fifth in some cases), as per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ...

The best kind of Japanese holiday embraces these contrasts – the old and new, the fast-paced and the zen – equally, and with gusto. The best way to do this is by taking advantage of two more ...

The Athletics made waves to kick off the 2025 international signing period, inking 18-year-old two-way player Shotaro Morii to a $1,510,500 million deal, the largest bonus ever for a Japanese amateur ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I’ve been one of the bad travellers in Japan. I went on a buck’s trip to Hakuba once, a snowboarding holiday with a bunch of ...

Where Will Banks Be Closed on 14th January? According to the RBI's official holiday calendar, banks will remain closed on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in several cities. These cities include Ahmedabad, ...