Step Two: Write your message Once you’ve made your nengajo, it’s best to include a message (there’s nothing more mysterious or creepy than an empty greeting card), and Japanese has many stock phrases ...

A growing number of Japanese people appear to be breaking with the country's tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards, as rising prices of daily goods are forcing them to cut back on spending.

Around 743 million New Year greeting cards, or nengajo, were delivered across Japan on Monday, although that figure is down nearly 16 per cent from the number delivered on the first day of 2023 ...

(Mainichi) The winning numbers for the New Year's greeting card and stamp lottery in Japan were selected on Jan. 17, with the top prizes including 300,000 yen (about $2,000) in cash. The number of ...

In celebration of the Japanese New Year, Apple will be holding a promotion that offers customers in Japan a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥30,000 with the purchase of an eligible Apple product ...

(Mainichi/Takuma Nakamura) TOKYO -- Forty-one percent of people in Japan do not send out New Year's greeting cards, according to a Dec. 14 and 15 opinion poll by the Mainichi Shimbun. This was ...

In celebration of the Japanese New Year, Apple will be holding a two-day promotion that offers customers in Japan a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥32,000 with the purchase of an eligible Apple ...