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

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East Asian countries including Japan, China and Taiwan welcomed the New Year with spectacular celebrations and firework ...

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Japan has welcomed in the new year with a traditional bell-tolling ceremony at the Tokudai-ji temple in Tokyo Celebrations ...

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