“Growing up, I thought you are supposed to eat Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas,” Nagata recalls. “It’s as if they own Christmas here.”KFC is not the only culinary Christmas staple in Japan, Nagata says. Japanese Christmas has never had any significant religious connotations. Christmas in Japan has become something of a solstice Valentine’s Day when young couples enjoy some sexy Santa time. For Nagata, Christmas in Vancouver (and at his in-laws’ home in Ontario) was a learning experience.

Source: CBC News December 21, 2021 17:15 UTC