In Japan 2009 is the year of the COW
It is 正月
The new wave song "Turning Japanese" was released on the album New Clear Days. It is a song performed by the English band The Vapors back in the year 1980.
新年 /shin nen/ means 'new year', and written 信念 /shin nen/ it would mean 'faith'.
New York is 'nyuu youku' in Japanese, written: ニューヨーク
Today must then be New Year's Day or New Year's Eve.
Tiger
The rabbit (usagi) うさぎ。
Japanese new year is the most special event of the year in Japan.
The celebration of Japanese New Year is anticipated by many individuals worldwide each year. In 2014, the Japanese New Year will begin on Wednesday, January 1.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1981 was the rooster.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1966 was the horse.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1988 was the dragon.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1967 is the sheep.
Go party
osetsu ryouri
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1991 was the sheep.
The animal that represented the Chinese New Year in 1962 was the tiger.