While some people view wearing good luck charms as a silly superstition ... jewelry pieces that deserve a spot in your collection.

Anson Ng, 12, St Mary’s Canossian College: My good luck charm is the four-leaf clover. On my last birthday, my mum bought me a cake and a Pompompurin, a Sanrio character, holding a plastic clover.

The nearby city of Kiryu has a different good-luck charm: decorated rakes that are sold at fairs. A famous local specialty is Himokawa udon: the noodles are cut extra-long and wide as a wish for ...

While some people view wearing good luck charms as a silly superstition, others won’t leave the house without their evil eye bracelet or jade necklace. Whether or not you believe in lucky ...