Christmas celebrations in the United States often feature turkey, ham, or both as the star protein(s) in a homemade family feast. However, holiday revelers in Japan customarily enjoy a far ...

This year we were lucky enough to experience two Christmases, in two countries, in one day. After experiencing Christmas in Japan (with the requisite KFC meal and Christmas cake), we boarded on a ...

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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 ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to go, stay and eat. By Finn-Olaf Jones Unlike the high jinks and ...

Nearly 1 million Australians visited Japan last year, out of 36.8 million international travellers. Australia-Japan Research Centre professor Dr Shiro Armstrong, who is currently holidaying in ...