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

In Western culture, Christmas is that time of the year when families gather around a long table to catch up, opening lavishly ...

Kentucky Fried Chicken cemented itself as a Christmas staple with its Christmas chicken meal, which began in the 1970s. Now, ...

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

It’s probably a nice turkey. Thanksgiving part 2, right? For millions of people in Japan, the perfect Christmas dinner is a good meal from KFC. Yup. You’re reading that correctly. Business ...

As the festive season approaches, Japan is buzzing with preparations for Christmas. Unlike the traditional family gatherings in Western cultures, Christmas in Japan has become a special occasion ...

Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially motivated “Christmas culture” The group, founded in 2006 ...

In Western culture, Christmas is that time of the year when families gather around a long table to catch up, opening lavishly wrapped gifts and sipping eggnog. Some attend church. But in Japan ...

Tokyo (CNN) — 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 ...