Image: Japan Today picture of the day Halloween business Oct. 15 06:16 am JST Oct. 15 | 06:18 am JST 8 Comments A wide variety of Halloween goods are seen on the shelves of a 100-yen store in Tokyo. © Japan Today ©2024 GPlusMedia Inc. Nomad Global-EX, an eSIM plan tailored for frequent travelers 1 eSIM covers 54 or 81 countries worldwide for 180 days or 365 days. Hotspot and top-up are supported. Learn More Join teamLab! Innovate through Art Apply Now Sort by Oldest Latest Popular 8 Comments Login to comment tamanegi Oct. 15 08:25 am JST Biggest celebration and sales promotion of the calendar year in Japan by far! Decorations and Halloween themed products everywhere. Happy Halloween Japan on your special day! -3 ( +4 / -7 ) DanteKH Oct. 15 09:22 am JST And from November 1st. be ready for the Christmas decorations in full force. Everything is so comercial and comercialised, that the Holiday's meaning and spirit is totally lost here sadly. -9 ( +2 / -11 ) finally rich Oct. 15 01:55 pm JST Everything is so comercial and comercialised, that the Holiday's meaning and spirit is totally lost here sadly. Old way of thinking. If we would stick to your idea, Japan wouldn't celebrate half of its seasonal festivities, half being brought from the West. Last week I bought a pack of eggs after my son pointed from the shopping cart he wanted "that one with skulls and jack-o'-lanterns in the package". Free market is a bliss. -2 ( +1 / -3 ) Negative Nancy Oct. 15 02:29 pm JST I don't see why we can't just make costumes and decorations like we used to. It was much more fun. Why do we have to buy all that rubbish? 0 ( +4 / -4 ) Wasabi Oct. 15 02:58 pm JST Everything is so comercial and comercialised, Also, it has nothing to do with Japan culture and history same with xmas. I am glad it is not very follow. 0 ( +2 / -2 ) tamanegi Oct. 15 05:03 pm JST Ir is a huge day in the modern culture @wasabi -1 ( +0 / -1 ) piskian Oct. 15 08:31 pm JST All the gear.... -2 ( +0 / -2 ) 3RENSHO Oct. 17 01:27 am JST All of it was made in China! -1 ( +0 / -1 ) Login to leave a comment Facebook users Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts. Facebook Connect Login with your JapanToday account Remember Me Forgot password? User registration
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tamanegi
Biggest celebration and sales promotion of the calendar year in Japan by far! Decorations and Halloween themed products everywhere.
Happy Halloween Japan on your special day!
DanteKH
And from November 1st. be ready for the Christmas decorations in full force.
Everything is so comercial and comercialised, that the Holiday's meaning and spirit is totally lost here sadly.
finally rich
Old way of thinking. If we would stick to your idea, Japan wouldn't celebrate half of its seasonal festivities, half being brought from the West.
Last week I bought a pack of eggs after my son pointed from the shopping cart he wanted "that one with skulls and jack-o'-lanterns in the package".
Free market is a bliss.
Negative Nancy
I don't see why we can't just make costumes and decorations like we used to. It was much more fun. Why do we have to buy all that rubbish?
Wasabi
Also, it has nothing to do with Japan culture and history same with xmas.
I am glad it is not very follow.
tamanegi
Ir is a huge day in the modern culture @wasabi
piskian
All the gear....
3RENSHO
All of it was made in China!