Tokyo: It’s Christmas Morning in Japan!

Israel-Gaza latest: Hamas reports 160+ Gazans killed, plus Christmas canceled

There has been more heavy fighting in Gaza, with Israeli strikes hitting central and southern parts of the Strip on Sunday. Israel says it has achieved almost complete operational control over northern Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported on Sunday that 14 Israeli soldiers had been killed.

Tokyo’s Christmas Window Shopping Street Adventure | Ginza

 So it’s the time of year where Tokyo is full of illuminations and the city becomes a big shop — and the windows are all so pretty, esp in Ginza’s historic Department Stores.

Why I Avoid CHRISTMAS in Japan

 

Tokyo Christmas Walk - Shibuya (Dec.2020)

 

Is KFC Japan Christmas a real thing?

 

UK’s Christmas plans in tatters with harsh new lockdown for 18 million people

In a dramatic change of policy, millions of people across England have been placed under a new tougher tier of coronavirus restrictions, meaning families will not be able to mix at all this Christmas. s.  

 

Countries across Europe introduce holiday lockdowns

Countries across Europe are introducing a new round of coronavirus restrictions. They're coming either just before Christmas or soon after. Italy is the latest country to announce new measures. Shops, bars and restaurants there will close, and travel between different regions will be banned.
 

Can common sense guide us out of the coronavirus pandemic? - BBC Newsnight

 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to keep Christmas celebrations "short" and "small" to reduce the risk of spreading Covid over the festive period, despite growing pressure from doctors and scientists to abandon the relaxation of restrictions over Christmas.

Christmas easing "will cost many lives" warn leading UK medical journals - BBC News

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There's growing pressure on the four home nations of the United Kingdom to look again at the easing of Covid restrictions over the Christmas period. Two leading medical journals have joined forces to warn that the decision to ease the rules for a 5-day period is “rash” and will “cost many lives”.

 

Why people fail to quarantine during Christmas | COVID-19 Special

 

The holiday season is a time to celebrate and to be around loved ones. But this year, everything - from Christmas markets to family gatherings - is having to be scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Social distancing and other restrictions have left many feeling less than festive

Japanese Christmas Commercials 2018

Yes the Japanese do celebrate Christmas and here's a collection of this year's best Japanese Christmas Commercials and a couple of fan favourites from the past!