TOKYO - For the usually reserved Japanese ... for the entire month of October, not just kids but also adults on the prowl with colorful parades, costume parties and pumpkin-inspired desserts ...

Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his schedule has also included lessons in swordfighting, choreography and fan dancing ...

Professional dancers from Japan visited schools across the Northstate to perform traditional Japanese dances ... a lasting memory for a lot of local kids. Report a correction or typo.

Rather than being a holiday for kids, Halloween in ... For example, Japanese costumes are informed by local cultural traditions, both traditional folklore and contemporary pop culture cosplay.