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BONENKAI
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2025
Many young employees positive about year-end parties with colleagues, survey finds
The poll covered workers between the ages of 20 and 59 who work in Tokyo and live in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Longform
Dec 6, 2024
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BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2023
Pubs in Japan thriving again as year-end parties return
On Friday night, many drinking places in the Shimbashi district of Tokyo’s Minato Ward were packed with customers.
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BILINGUAL
Dec 8, 2023
Should we forget the year or forget the party?
After a few years without proper yearend work parties, are Japanese workers ready for a big bash? Or, has the tradition come to an end?
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022
Lingering COVID risk shifts 91AV原创 end-of-year party culture
A recent survey found that 70% of respondents considered year-end parties unnecessary, and many that are happening are being held on a smaller scale.
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Economy
Dec 11, 2022
Izakaya
pubs see spike in bookings for year-end parties
The situation for the ‘izakaya’ industry has improved drastically from the past two years, when such pubs were deserted amid the spread of the coronavirus.
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NEWS IN NIHONGO
Dec 3, 2019
Year-end, work-related drinking parties are falling into disfavor
A Kyodo article looks at the annoyance of mandatory end-of-year parties and outlines the best type to have — short and seldom.
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OVERHEARD
Dec 15, 2018
A year to forget?
‘I’ve been to so many bonenkai parties this year, it’s hard for me to remember which is which.’
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YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 16, 2010
Bonenkai season a blast for some, drag for others
A recent survey says budgets for year-end bonenkai parties are up; on the other hand, more companies are opting to take their festivities in-house.
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