It's not even a public holiday in Japan, but Christmas is big business. How did it become such a popular occasion?

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation ...

Celebrating Christmas in Japan for the first time? You’ll soon come to find that there are several key differences between ...

Here are five festive facts to enjoy before scoffing your face with cake. Japanese Christmas cakes are so dominant in the culture that during the festive season, they are literally sold on street ...

But in Japan Christmas is celebrated for a very different ... marking the 12th Christmas of his pontificate. During the service, the pontiff also officially inaugurated the 2025 Catholic Holy ...

the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit. Christianity entered Japan in the mid-16th century, according to Starrs, but was largely suppressed for another two and a half centuries during the ...