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Hello Kitty and KFC: Christmas in the Land of the Rising Sun

Hello Kitty and KFC: Christmas in the Land of the Rising Sun

by Spencer Moyes | Dec 3, 2015 | Lifestyle

Santa-san is coming to town! It’s December in Tokyo and the city is decked with depictions of that jolly man in a red suit, whom the locals know as Santa-san. Like Valentine’s Day and Halloween, Christmas is a Western festivity whose place in Japanese culture has...

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