U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...

Millions of Japanese soldiers carried the flags, known as yosegaki hinomaru or good-luck flags, bearing a red circle upon a white background where family, friends or co-workers wrote messages of ...

Some say cats are evil and bring with them bad fortune and ill luck, while others say that they are bringers of love and ...

Imagine a lively scene where people excitedly throw soybeans at a demon while chanting, “Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!” (鬼は外、福は内), meaning “Out with the demons, in with good ...

Visitors raised their hands high to catch the good-luck beans and implored throwers to toss bags in their direction. Geisha and maiko from the Gion-Kobu and Gion-Higashi districts were scheduled ...

Traditional Japanese patterns not only look beautiful but are said to bring good luck, so you could argue that these are the luckiest crepes in Japan. Adding even more auspiciousness is the red plum ...