Around Christmas in Japan, it's no longer just a holiday of lights and the shopping season, but also a kind of Valentine's Day romantic tradition. Although in the West, households on Christmas Eve ...

Nengajo refers to a special type of postcard Japanese people send to their friends and acquaintances as a form of greeting at the end of the year. This custom is quite similar to the tradition in ...

It's customary for Japanese families to serve up Kentucky Fried Chicken to mark Christmas Day - a tradition that's been obvserved for around 50 years. But why do the Japanese do this? Why are the ...

Here are five festive facts to enjoy before scoffing your face with cake. Japanese Christmas cakes are so dominant in the culture that during the festive season, they are literally sold on street ...

It's a fun exploration of some unusual Christmas traditions around the world, including Mexico, Japan and Finland. It celebrates Christmas as a special time for Christians and non-Christians alike.

foreign-to-us cultural customs and traditions. Here is how a few countries and communities celebrate Christmas across the globe. For example, many people in Japan like to feast on fried chicken ...

If you step onto the streets of Hong Kong during the month of December, you are guaranteed to see Christmas decorations ... the Jewish people to adopt Greek traditions and beliefs.

Here’s a snapshot of some of the interesting Christmas foods across the world. The land of the rising sun is also the land of quirky, quirky food traditions. In Japan, less than 1% of the ...

Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially motivated “Christmas culture” The group, founded in 2006 ...