Fill in the Blanks KET reading and writingOnline version Portfolio activities by Diana Ivette Tapia Fernández 1 listens on comes On her most spend At usually of 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 .