One of Sumire Sekino’s most memorable Christmases involved spending the day hopping around some of Tokyo’s best date spots with her boyfriend. That day, she recalled, began with the pair snapping away ...

*(CNN) — Almost every year since she was a child, Hokkaido resident Naomi has looked forward to her family’s traditional Christmas meal: a KFC “party barrel” brimming with salad, cake and lots of ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken has become a massive hit in Japan during the Christmas season, with lines wrapping around the corner and generating enormous sales. Japanese YouTuber Yoko Ishii gave Fox News a ...

A Kentucky Fried Chicken store in Japan. For many people in Japan, KFC is central to their Christmas celebrations. Every year at Christmas, 3.5 million Japanese families opt for KFC, according to an ...

Christmas is a favorite holiday in Japan among two groups of people: young children eagerly awaiting gifts and a piece of "Christmas cake," and 20-something couples looking forward to a romantic ...

It's Christmas, but not as you know it. Since World War II, Japan has embraced the typically Western holiday and made it its own. There's Santa, trees, and presents, but on the Christmas lunch table ...

In Japan, where the Christian population accounts for no more than 1 percent of the population, Christmas isn’t an officially recognized holiday. Most businesses and government offices will operate ...

Every country celebrates Christmas in its own way and Christmas Eve in Japan is a time for lovers. It can make the season very merry, but it's also a boon to Japan’s hotel business, especially its ...

Many Japanese are embracing Christmas, in a highly commercialized way. The Japanese Christmas-gift market was recently estimated at $3 billion. Envelopes stuffed with cash are a typical New Year's ...