The political fallout of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law in his country, quick reversal and ...

Harry Chandler was a Navy corpsman in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, when Japan attacked the Pearl Harbor Navy base. He spent the ...

Making mochi for the new year is a tradition that’s observed by many of Hawaii’s families of Japanese ancestry.

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From Sydney to Vladivostok to Mumbai, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges.

Dozens of cars lined up outside a New Orleans church parking lot as residents flocked to exchange firearms for video game ...

As the clock nears midnight on December 31, people everywhere are getting ready to celebrate the arrival of 2025. The moment ...

The Hawaii Softball Foundation hosted the inaugural Japan 2 Hawaii Softball Clinic this past weekend at the Mauli Ola Sports ...

Hideki Matsuyama loves playing in Hawaii. The Japanese golfer often plays there and though he was outside the Top 50 in Maui in 2024, Matsuyama has had a few Top 5 results. Also, he comes off a ...

Prospac Holdings Group employees held a three-day food-and-fund drive for the Hawaii Foodbank at its Azure Ala Moana Plaza.

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Pounding and eating mochi offers good luck, health, prosperity and happiness.