National / Media | Japan Pulse Dec 26, 2020
New year cards return with a vengeance as Japan looks for a ray of hope in 2021
by Kaori Shoji
Japan Post is expecting some 1.94 billion new year cards to be delivered in mailboxes nationwide.
Business Dec 20, 2020
Japan Post hopes demand for New Year's greetings cards rises amid pandemic
by Su Xincheng
Online orders have increased about 20% from the previous year as people are refraining from going outside due to COVID-19, Japan Post said.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Dec 17, 2018
Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengajō (new year card) is facing extinction.
National / Media | Japan Pulse Dec 8, 2018
Enthusiasm over new year cards wanes as online options grow
by Kaori Shoji
Once a tradition firmly entrenched in the national consciousness, the nengajō (new year cards) is facing extinction. If myriad media reports are to be believed, an increasing number of Japanese are deciding not to send any new year cards to family, friends or acquaintances. Online magazine ...
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?"
National | 2017 NEW YEAR SPECIAL Jan 1, 2017
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. Below ...
Lifestyle Jan 2, 2016
House of cards: Can traditional New Year’s greetings survive in modern times?
by Masami Ito
On Jan. 1, legions of Japan Post Co. employees delivered millions of nengajō (New Year's cards) to homes nationwide. Over the next few days, employees at the postal company will sort through many more as they deal with a second wave of belated New Year's ...
Lifestyle Jan 2, 2016
Postal workers nationwide do whatever it takes to deliver New Year's greetings on time
by Masami Ito
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. However, ...
Business / Tech Dec 26, 2014
Digital tack taken to revive interest in New Year's cards
by Kazuaki Nagata
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. Japan Post Co., the postal arm of government-owned Japan Post Holdings Co., is ...
How-tos | LIFELINES Nov 24, 2013
Do New Year's the right way this time
by Louise George Kittaka
With the yearend rush fast approaching, Dave has a very timely question about Japanese New Year cards: "I'm not a Christmas card kind of guy and last year was no exception. However, at New Year's I got a bunch of postcards from friends and coworkers ...
Lifestyle | Japan Pulse Dec 8, 2011
by Felicity Hughes
It'll be nengajo time soon, and clever entrepreneurs have got you covered.
Business | Japan Pulse Dec 7, 2010
Real New Year's greetings to virtual addresses
by Sandra Barron
Japan Postal Service acts as a go-between exchanging real cards between online friends.