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NENGAJO

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Eco-friendly New Year's postcards go on sale in Japan
The cards used internationally certified paper produced from forests that have not been illegally logged.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 26, 2020
New year cards return with a vengeance as Japan looks for a ray of hope in 2021
Japan Post is expecting some 1.94 billion new year cards to be delivered in mailboxes nationwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2020
Japan Post hopes demand for New Year's greetings cards rises amid pandemic
Online orders have increased about 20% from the previous year as people are refraining from going outside due to COVID-19, Japan Post said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 17, 2018
Let's discuss new year cards
Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengaju014d (new year card) is facing extinction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2018
Enthusiasm over new year cards wanes as online options grow
Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengajō (new year cards) is facing extinction.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Dec 23, 2017
Enthusiasm over new year cards comes in many shapes and forms
"Do you have those ¥18 stamps to send New Year's postcards abroad?"
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2017 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2017
A celebration of Japanese traditions
New Year's, or shogatsu in Japan, is a time when people can get a taste of traditional Japan. People generally take the time around the New Year's holidays to relax with their families and engage in traditional activities to remind themselves of their heritage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 2, 2016
House of cards: Can traditional New Year’s greetings survive in modern times?
On Jan. 1, legions of Japan Post Co. employees delivered millions of nengajō (New Year's cards) to homes nationwide.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 2, 2016
Postal workers nationwide do whatever it takes to deliver New Year's greetings on time
Waking up on Jan. 1 is a little like waking up on Christmas morning — there's a palpable sense of excitement in the air as you reach into your post box to discover who has (and who hasn't) sent you a New Year's card.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2014
Digital tack taken to revive interest in New Year's cards
The tradition of sending "nengajo," or New Year's postcards, has been in decline as people turn to the Internet, social networking and digital gadgets like smartphones instead of putting pen to paper.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 24, 2013
Do New Year's the right way this time
With the yearend rush fast approaching, Dave has a very timely question about Japanese New Year cards:
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Dec 8, 2011
New era for New Year's cards
It'll be nengajo time soon, and clever entrepreneurs have got you covered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 7, 2010
Real New Year's greetings to virtual addresses
Japan Postal Service acts as a go-between exchanging real cards between online friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 6, 2010
Best of luck in the year of the tiger
In the year of the tiger, some Japanese businesses have decided to kick it off with inventive giveaways and competitions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2009
Show your stripes in the new year
In preparation for the Year of the Tiger, Canon and Japan Post Office do their bit to help render the ferocious feline as kawaii as possible.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world