A post office worker in Tokyo shows samples of New Year's greeting postcards for 2022 that use eco-friendly paper. New Year's greeting postcards for 2022 have gone on sale across Japan this week, using internationally certified paper produced from forests that have not been illegally logged to show consideration for environmental protection. Japan Post Co initially issued some 1.83 billion postage-paid nengajo postcards, down 6 percent from the previous year and the lowest since records were kept from 2004, as many people now use social media for the seasonal greetings. With 2022 being the Year of the Tiger under the 12-sign Chinese zodiac, Japan Post prepared special postcards with illustrations related to the animal. Postal offices will start accepting the greeting cards from Dec 15, and the company has set Dec 25 as the recommended "deadline" for sending the cards for delivery on the New Year's Day.

Source: Forbes November 06, 2021 17:11 UTC