Investors are more confident about the economy than this time a year ago, with consumers and businesses having absorbed ...

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

The emergency services have issued advisories urging Japanese people to eat mochi with care, including tips on dealing with ...

From North Korea to Easter Island in the South Pacific Ocean, here are four places where the New Year is ushered in with ...

Roki Sasaki is still in the thralls of his decision-making process after seemingly almost completing his first round of meetings with MLB teams since being post ...

Keeping with a New Year's tradition spanning 34 years, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator, Hirohiko Araki, shared his 2025 illustration.

In the wee hours of Wednesday, New Year's Day worshippers packed the grounds of Meiji Jingu, a major Shinto shrine in central ...

Nippon Steel sent a new proposal in its bid to buy U.S. Steel, including giving the U.S. government a veto over any reduction ...

The U.S. dollar hit a two-year high and was on track to post an annual gain against almost all major currencies on Tuesday as the prospect that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates higher than ...

Ben Fowlkes explores one of combat's wildest and most unpredictable traditions: The Japanese New Year's Eve spectacular.

A 16th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian ...

Carter was the longest-lived U.S. president when he died Sunday at 100. He was just one of many noteworthy people who died in ...