The average number of cards delivered per person was 4 (6 in 2024). The decrease is thought to be due to the impact of postal fee hikes and social media. The postage for New Year postcards for 2025 ...

"I immediately thought of nengajyo, as December is typically the month that the Japanese will write ... to their loved ones through a new year’s postcard,” says Lam. “I was encouraged ...

The handmade postcard measures 14.3 centimeters by 9 cm, slightly smaller than the “nengajo” New Year’s greeting postcard currently issued by Japan Post Co. Takao, 71, an adviser to a ...

Japanese businesses ... After a price hike in October, a basic New Year's postcard costs 85 yen ($0.5), up from 63 yen for the previous year. Japan Post Co. set its initial issuance of the ...