Grand Hyatt Tokyo, meanwhile ... wasn’t until after WWII that American culture began to sweep through Japan, bringing Christmas along with it. But the holiday has been celebrated with a uniquely ...

In Japan, the biggest Christmas celebrations actually take place on Christmas Day, not Christmas Eve. So on December 24, Christmas lights were shining around Tokyo, with the sound of traditional ...

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 ...

Akimoto, its third-generation head, complained that Japanese have become ... the streets around Shibuya Station in Tokyo, chanting the slogan “Crush Christmas!” An event this month has ...

Christmas in Japan is strictly an import product ... locations in the huge new hotels that were springing up all over Tokyo and Osaka. Women signed up for classes on how to decipher the mysteries ...

The average budget of Japanese consumers this Christmas stands at 16,329 yen, down 27.7 percent from last year, as many look to save money, a Tokyo research company said Thursday. "The rising cost of ...

Christmas in Tokyo is a mind-boggling mashup of traditions, with fancy cakes, KFC chicken buckets (yes, really) and romantic dinners on Christmas Eve. Continental-style markets, however ...

The city got a major dose of holiday cheer as the Santa Parade Tokyo 2024 participants ... fees to send Christmas presents to children battling illness in Japan and medical care to the Maasai ...

Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ...

Japan does not have religious ties to Christmas, but Tokyo celebrates the annual festival by putting up sparkling lights on trees and displaying numerous light shows. This year's lineup features ...