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Article: Snug in Their Beds For Christmas Eve; In Japan, Dec. 24 Has Become The Hottest Night of the Year
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- The Washington Post
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- December 24, 1990
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For young people all over the Christian world, this evening
will be a night of magic and wonder. Here in Japan as well,
Christmas Eve has become immensely important - but for rather
different reasons.
It has become the sexiest night of the year.
Japanese popular culture has made Christmas Eve a night when
every unmarried person must have a date, and it is now de rigueur
for the date to include an overnight stay. For weeks now TV shows,
magazines and manga (adult comic books) have been full of reports
and advice on which hotels are best for young couples to stay in on
Christmas Eve, what each partner should wear, and where the pair
should have breakfast the next morning.
Virtually ...