With Christmas just around the corner, most Japan Times readers will doubtless have their shopping lists all but completed, with bountiful stockings prepared for all their kith and kin.
But what about the rest of us? The lazy ones, the forgetful, the busy or the scrooges? It's not too late to get those last-minute gifts in, so here's a quick look at some that are bound to elicit a "Ho, ho, ho," from someone close to you.