"Other companies are saying they will stop sending New Year's cards. We have also informed ... of the firms in the survey said. Another said, "It's rooted in Japanese culture and irreplaceable." ...

In Japan, policymakers and economists are paying close attention to the "oshikatsu" phenomenon as a growing driver of ...

Of 1,018 respondents to a Japan Trend Research survey who said they send New Year’s cards every year or often do so, approximately 11 percent said that they won't send the cards for 2021.

The estimated number of New Year’s cards delivered on Jan. 1 plunged 34 percent from a year ago--the steepest decline in more than 10 years--following a hike in postage fees. Japan Post Co. said ...

It’s a move that reflects the rapidly growing demand in Japan for all things MLB ... sports landscape in the U.S. last year with apparel and a baseball card set in collaboration with rapper ...