"Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo Arashiyama and illustrated by Mizumaru Anzai ...

In a rather clever bit of marketing, the company introduced the idea of Pocky Day in Japan on November 11, 1999 - the year being the 11th of the Heisei era, meaning the date could be written out ...

It is garnished with a drop of shiso oil and served with a matcha flavoured pocky. Sakuraaaa (Rs 945 ... and is named after ...

Two elderly men in Japan choked to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued ...

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their ...

The existence of a Pokemon Presents showcase on the 2025 Pokemon Day has been confirmed via a Pokemon Go leak.

I began making ozoni for my children and my wife every New Year’s at our home in Chicago. I don’t make osechi ryori — it’s a ...

Choking on mochi is so common that authorities offer tips every year on how to help someone who has the food lodged in their throat.

adding that snowfall was expected to continue on New Year's Day. Japan's summer this year was the joint hottest on record -- equalling the level seen in 2023 -- as extreme heatwaves fuelled by ...

Tokyo is tackling its low birth rate by offering government employees a four-day workweek starting in April ... will encourage more families. Japan's birth rate hit a record low of 1.2 children ...