The winter holiday season can be a fun yet expensive period. It’s easy to get caught up in the holiday spirit and go overboard buying gifts for loved ones, decorating your house, stocking up on gingerbread kits, taking ski trips and more.
Travelers flood airports and major train stations in Japan on Friday to head to their hometowns in the first New Year holiday season since the government downgraded the legal status of COVID-19 to the same category as seasonal flu.