TOKYO, Jan 01 (News On Japan) –
The sending of New Year playing cards in Japan over the past 45 years has dwindling to lower than half, a historic low for the reason that starting of an annual survey.
Only 43.8% of a surveyed 400 workplace staff mentioned they might ship New Year’s playing cards this season, marking the primary time the quantity has fallen under half for the reason that survey started in 1979, in keeping with stationery big Pilot.
The common variety of New Year’s playing cards despatched remained the identical as final yr at 36 playing cards.
The peak yr for sending New Year’s playing cards was 2001, with 96.9% of respondents collaborating, a quantity that has now dropped to lower than half.
The fundamental cause for not sending playing cards was “using messaging apps like LINE instead,” cited by 61.0% of respondents. The second most typical cause was “preparation is bothersome” at 45.7%, adopted by “using social media like Facebook or Instagram instead” at 32.7%, and “not having the habit of sending them” at 26.9%.
The most undesirable recipients of New Year’s playing cards have been “bosses or colleagues,” with 44.3% of responses specializing in work-related contacts.
When requested if the custom of sending New Year’s playing cards is critical sooner or later, 55.2% of the respondents answered “yes.”
News On Japan – Jan 01
The sending of New Year playing cards in Japan over the past 45 years has dwindling to lower than half, a historic low for the reason that starting of an annual survey.
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