People cross First Street to go to the Japanese American National Museum for the Oshogatsu Festival, that ushered in the new year on Jan. 5, 2025 in Los Angeles CA. (Photo by John McCoy ...

"Picky to Pocky no Haiku Ehon: Oshogatsu no Maki," written by Kozaburo ... (This is Part 21 of the "Learning from Japanese picture books" series, which introduces recommended Japanese picture ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...