Most people in Japan are not Christians but celebrate(? ) Christmas. We don’t go to churches , but eat cakes and chickens, display the trees, send presents, especially in families with small children. In my family my son smoked chicken, my elder grandson made a big round cake. When we talked on the phone on Christmas Eve, my youngest granddaughter said, ”This is the present Santa Clause gave me.” “Oh? When did he come to you?” I asked. “Yesterday. He can’t visit all the children in one night. So he came to me earlier.” Wow!
The government proposed and the Diet passed a bill that permits the companies to hire more foreign workers. Even now there are foreign workers named “skill practicing students”. But the truth is that they are not students but just cheap laborers and they are sometimes treated illegally like slaves. Most of them are from poorer Asian countries. It’s so shameful. I worry how they think of Japan. Many of us think we should change the situation , then accept more foreign workers. But Abe government works only for the economic circle that give him great money. They wants more laborers to work cheaper only when they want. So when you come to Japan to work, be careful to check the labor condition. Never give your passport or money in the employers’ keeping. Ask for help to a labor’s union or a lawyer if you are in trouble.