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 ...

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 ...

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.

(Mainichi/Masanori Hirakawa) FUKUOKA -- New Year's greeting cards for 2025 have begun to be sold in Japan. With a postage rate increase last month, regular cards now cost 85 yen (around 55 cents ...