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2007-01-21 05:00:32 · 11 answers · asked by maddi 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
i think they do...or maybe not.some of them might be buddhist and i dont know very much about other cultures and xmas but i think im right...MAYBE...
2007-01-21 05:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by explicitnights 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Christmas initially began on a religious footing and all christans celebrate it, including Japanese christans.
There are however a few more facts that might interest you:
1. Japanese are very good at conducting business. and as most of their foreign clients are christians, even the japanese who are not christians do send christmas wishes accross the globe to their christian clients.
2. Every year christmas is the season where a huge number of cunsumers buy presents globally. This means an increased business for both christian and non-christian japanese. This means better profits during this season and all the more reasons to celebrate.
2007-01-21 13:04:26 · answer #2 · answered by AnSID 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Japanese Christians do, but they are a minority in Japan. There are even Japanese Christmas carols, some really quite beautiful. As a whole, in Japan, Christmas is not really celebrated though some of the stores have decorations. They do have something called "Summer Gift Holiday" which is a gift giving festival unrelated to Christmas.
2007-01-22 00:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by DentistErnie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every culture celebrates something SIMILAR to Christmas.. In Japan, Only 1 per cent of Japanese people believe in Christ. Even so, most Japanese people decorate their stores and homes with evergreens during Christmas.
They enjoy giving each other gifts, and this is the part they celebrate.
They have a Buddhist monk called Hotei-osho who acts like Santa Claus. He brings presents to each house and leaves them for the children. Some think he has eyes in the back of his head, so children try to behave like he is nearby.
Among the Christian Japanese Christmas is not a day for the family. They do not have turkey or plum pudding, rather than that the day is spent doing nice things for others especially those who are sick in hospitals.
2007-01-21 13:07:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christian Japanese celebrate X-mas.
2007-01-21 13:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by legion! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am mostly Japanese so no alot don't celebrate Christmas
2007-01-21 13:04:45 · answer #6 · answered by kellyhalkyard 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, some do. There are some Christians in almost every country in the world.
Japan has a large Christian population.
2007-01-21 13:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by kiera70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..coz when Christmas time many mall in Japan decor with christmas tree. So we can feel the Christmas time.
2007-01-21 23:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by yenz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Christians" celebrate Christmas (it's a Christian holiday), it doesn't matter what your nationality is.
2007-01-21 13:04:02 · answer #9 · answered by I Like Stories 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Christian ones do.
2007-01-21 13:03:11 · answer #10 · answered by Vivian D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋