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This article was written in 2003. I haven’t judged the Kohaku Utagassen contest since then, b…

Gil Asakawa • Dec. 28, 2011

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Tradition: Osechi

Japanese Americans welcome the New Year with a special feast that can take weeks to prepare.In the …

Nancy Matsumoto • Dec. 27, 2011

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Mochitsuki Tradition: Mochi Making the Old School Way

Like turkey on Thanksgiving for Americans, a “must have” for Japanese and Nikkei around…

Soji Kashiwagi • Jan. 7, 2011

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Happy New Year, Japanese-style

Unlike other Asian cultures, the Japanese don’t celebrate Lunar New Year. Instead, they celeb…

Gil Asakawa • Jan. 1, 2011

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New Year's Lore

It was the middle of the night, literally; I was sound asleep recovering from the hassles of the Ne…

Edward Moreno • Dec. 31, 2010

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Mochi Making Then and Now

NOW:As we near the end of the year and the beginning of a new year, many Japanese American organiza…

Gary T. Ono • Jan. 1, 2010

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Mochi Food of the Kami

* * *Editor’s note:One of the traditions that many immigrants keep that ties them to their ho…

Edward Moreno • Dec. 31, 2009

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A Japanese Perspective on Oshogatsu

Discover Nikkei received this message from Yuko Tani in Japan. Tani is responding to an article abo…

Yuko Tani • Jan. 10, 2008

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Oshogatsu

Besides Groundhog’s day, my favorite holiday is New Year’s. I look forward to it every …

Koji Steven Sakai • Jan. 3, 2008

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Memories of New Year's Celebrations

Happy New Year! What makes this holiday so special is the chance to start over again. But before …

Bobby Okinaka • Jan. 2, 2008

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