Since it’s a federal holiday, government offices are closed Jan. 1 and mail will not run. Banks are closed but many retailers ...

Costco — Stores are closed New Year's Day. Rite Aid (pharmacies) – Rite Aid pharmacies will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The retailer's stores will be open with normal business hours.

Japan Post Co. said Jan. 1 it would deliver about 490.52 million cards that were dropped into postboxes in December, mainly dedicated postcards known as “nengajo,” on New Year’s Day.

Today, the January 1 phenomenon has become an inside joke for first-generation immigrants. Every New Year's Day, many first-generation immigrants tell their parents "happy birthday" because they ...