Leaders from the 374th Airlift Wing and the 5th Air Force participated in a Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) New Year’s Reception hosted by their Operations Support Wing (OSW) in Tachikawa, Japan...
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices rose 6.5% last year. As the cost-of-living increases, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is prioritizing savings for Soldiers and their families with everyday military-exclusive pricing and tax-free savings.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices rose 6.5% last year. As the cost-of-living increases, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is prioritizing savings for Airmen, Guardians and their families with everyday military-exclusive pricing and tax-free savings.
Participants from Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo (CFAS), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Sasebo City Hall bowl during the Sasebo New Year’s Friendship Bowling Tournament at Paradise Bowl in Sasebo, Japan Jan. 17, 2023.
In Japan, every New Year we eat a variety of foods which form part of the Osechi Ryori (or New Year’s foods) meant to bring us good luck, health and happiness.
Although there are many “good luck foods” for the new year in this world, the majority of locals in Okinawa have only one thing in their mind New Year’s Eve: Okinawa soba.
New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
New Year’s, or oshogatsu, is one of Japan’s most important and longest holidays. Although oshogatsu originally referred to the whole month of January, most people associate it with the first three days (sanga nichi) of the month.
Japan is home to countless seasonal events throughout the year. Among them, however, New Year holidays, called “Oshogatsu,” are still the most important.
During the holiday season in Japan, you will see KFCs filled on Christmas Day, while on New Year’s Eve, you will hear bells from temples heralding the arrival of the new year.
