Now their descendants are preparing for Obon, the Japanese festival of the dead, to mark the economic and social contribution of what was once Australia’s largest Japanese community. Siblings ...

Summer weekends at SoCal Japanese Buddhist temples fill with carnival games, Japanese food and dancing as people of all ...

Pāʻia’s Mantokuji Soto Mission put on a vibrant Obon festival Saturday night with Japanese food stalls, Taiko drum performances and bon dance. Hundreds of Maui residents poured into the ...