Japan Info Swap Blog

As the years go by, old heads in the various foreign communities have noticed something: Halloween only seems to get more popular. The Japanese public has a more general awareness of the event and it has begun nicely occupying the general public’s mind in that open spot after Silver Week but before the year’s end parties (忘年会 – bounenkai) and Christmas/New Year’s season envelopes the country.

Of course, major retailers, shopping districts, amusement parks, and others of Nagoya are all …