Takayuki Akimoto can’t get into the Christmas spirit as he heads a group out to destroy what it views as Japan’s financially motivated “Christmas culture” The group, founded in 2006 ...

Hong Kong, China — Japanese stocks rose Friday on a weaker yen after a muted day on Wall Street following the Christmas holiday. Japan’s key Nikkei index was up more than 1 percent in morning ...

Here is how a few countries and communities celebrate Christmas across the globe. For example, many people in Japan like to feast on fried chicken from American chain KFC because turkey is ...