eautiful layers of white cream adorn a fluffy cake with plump strawberries on top—this has long been the iconic image of Japanese Christmas confectionery. Still, its Christmas cake history goes much ...

This year we were lucky enough to experience two Christmases, in two countries, in one day. After experiencing Christmas in ...

In Japan, the most wonderful time of year is marked with fried chicken — KFC, that is. Ordering KFC for Christmas began in Japan in the mid-1970s and has since become a Christmas Eve staple. Every ...

Christmas came early in this entertaining video featuring a unique Christmas cake crafted under the tree. #entertainment #training #christmascake #underthetree ...

Christmas is a secular holiday in Japan, with many celebrating it like Valentine's Day in the U.S. KFC for Christmas started in the 1970s in Japan KFC Japan stores sell 10 times their annual average ...

I celebrated my first Christmas in Japan in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, in 1975 — exactly 50 years ago. Yukiko, a neighbor who had befriended me, invited me to have Christmas cake at her home. New ...

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Japan’s consul general in Kolkata reflects on the festive warmth, shared traditions and celebrating Christmas in the city for the first time Japan’s consul general in Kolkata, Ishikawa Yoshihisa, is ...

The scent of miso and fried chicken drifted towards me the moment I stepped out of Takadanobaba station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. It felt worlds away from central Shinjuku’s neon glare – with its ...