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To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48628)	11/7/2001 3:22:00 AM
From: Uncle Frank	Respond to of 54805

>> when is the traditional time for gifts to Japanese children? You'd have a better chance of getting the right answer if you asked a Japanese person that question, but I'd guess on their birthdays. And Christmas, of course <gg>. uf

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48628)	11/7/2001 11:24:44 AM
From: Thomas Mercer-Hursh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

So they are basing it on a survey that was sent to 1044 people of which 208 responded? Better yet ... 208 respondents, 60% of which consider Christmas special yields about 125. Of these, 67% (34+18+15) have some kind of special dinner or less than 84. Of those, 4% have turkey, i.e., between 3 and 4.

To: Bruce Brown who wrote (48628)	11/7/2001 12:15:02 PM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

re: Xmas in Japan i don't have big data for you, but anecdotally, this occasion is a decent excuse to give the kiddies gifts. my bro-in-law, who is Japanese, gives his kids Xmas gifts although they aren't Christians (i don't think i've ever met a Japanese Christian, except the door-to-door Jehovah's Witnesses who tried to convert me in Kichijoji a decade ago, but left in a huff when i told them the Darwin story about the white, black, and speckled moths (them being Creationists and all))... perhaps more important, the end of the year holidays (nenmatsu-nenshi) is when people get their year-end bonuses, which can be very substantial.