A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.

Ozoni is standard New Year’s Day fare for many Japanese Americans, whether they are nisei, the children of Japanese immigrants, or yonsei, fourth-generation Japanese Americans.

Parents of fussy eaters lament the loss of 72 Kewpie product lines, including pumpkin purée and sea bream rice porridge ...

Growing up in Nara, Japan, I was surrounded by natural beauty, historic sites, long-held traditions and authentic, delicious ...

Chef Takashi Yagihashi honors his late father’s memory each year with ozoni, a traditional Japanese New Year’s soup made with dashi or miso broth and topped with grilled mochi.

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

It’s the first thing we eat on New Year’s Day. You wake up a little bit late because you were up late, and it’s the first meal of the year.

Every year, Kibun Foods runs a nationwide survey, targeting 7,015 married women aged from their twenties through sixties, on themes related to Shōgatsu or traditional Japanese New Year and its ...

Osechi-ryōri, traditional Japanese New Year foods, symbolize good luck. "There are chefs in Japan who specialize in this," Noguchi tells TODAY.com of the multi-tiered food boxes.

From Hoppin’ John in the United States to soba noodles in Japan, here’s a tasty sampling of New Year’s food traditions around the world.

Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Every New Year's Day, the author makes Ozoni, a warming Japanese New Year's soup.