Many Japanese seem to be wary of contracting ... 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 ...

This file photo shows a Japanese postbox. (Mainichi/Takuma Nakamura) TOKYO -- Not sending New Year's greeting cards is the most common option for people in Japan to cut spending during this year ...

This file photo shows a Japanese postbox. (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 ...

Apple today announced the upcoming launch of its annual New Year promotion in Japan, providing customers with a free Apple gift card worth up to ¥30,000 with the purchase of eligible Apple devices.

Japan Post announced Wednesday a preliminary figure for the number of New Year cards (nengajo) delivered on New Year's Day. According to the report, about 491 million cards were delivered nationwide, ...