Compléter KET reading and writingVersion en ligne Portfolio activities par Diana Ivette Tapia Fernández 1 On her of spend listens comes At usually on most Akiko Imai from Japan Many young Japanese people often New Year with friends but Akiko stays at home with her family . In Japan New year is the 31st of December . On that day Akiko watches TV and eats a special kind pasta called soba . midnight ( 12 o'clock ) , she to the sound of the temple bell ringing . It rings 108 times . New Year´s day , 1st of January Akiko and family drink sake a kind of rice wine . New Year is one of the important days in Japan and Akiko always enjoys it .