Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit, with an extra helping of romance.

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit, with an extra helping of romance.

It's a well-known bit of history that KFC is a popular Christmas-time tradition among Japanese families, but how it happened ...

Kate Springer, 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 ...

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 ...

KFC dominates the season, with 3.6 million families in Japan making advance reservations for bespoke Christmas chicken.

(The Conversation) — Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas.

“Kentucky for Christmas”: Here’s how KFC became Japan’s go-to Christmas dinner Japan began embracing American fast food after WWII, and the country's KFC holiday offerings go beyond the bucket ...

Japan’s most-followed religion is Shintoism, with less than 1% of its population being Christian. And yet, the nation celebrates Christmas in full spirit, with an extra helping of romance.

Kate Springer, 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 ...