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How Japan and America View Christmas and New Year’s Day

by Austin on Dec, 27 2009 in Japan

Many of my junior high students are surprised to hear that Christmas is such a major holiday in most of the western world. In Japan, New Year’s Day is considered the most important holiday of the year. The Japanese recognize Christmas, but it’s mostly just a nice day for couples to be together and exchange [...]

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