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

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.

Osechi-ryōri 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.

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

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 ...

New Year's Day is meant for fresh starts. But maybe even more, it's meant for food. As the new year arrives around the world, special cakes and breads abound, as do long noodles (representing long ...

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.

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.

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.