Happy Solar New Year

[N. Ganesan]

N. Ganesan wrote:
>Read in a newspaper that Japan celebrates its New year on
>14 April 1998. Does Japan follow Solar calender for
>New year computations? What other people follow Solar
>calender in India or elsewhere?

*I am a Japanese living in Japan for 53 years, but I have never
*heard of selebrating 14 April as a new year day in Japan. Probably
*there is some misunderstanding.  Please tell me the source of
*information.

That is from a Tamil newspaper, Dhina Bhuumi. In an article about
solar new year. This must be an error, as I understand from
Dr. Yano.

Is there a spring festival on April 14 in Japan?

Regards,
N. Ganesan