@hachiware_world I'm from the Philippines and every time I travel outside the country, I get the same thing from people when I come home.
"Where's my souvenir?"
What a headache. I tell them that they're not special enough to get anything.
@wheywheysan I think Japanese people will like the "Carioca" (pronounced as Kar-ryo-ka)! It is the one in skewers in the bottom left photo. It is very similar to dango but with brown sugar coating then fried to make the caramel crunchy.
@learning_yohei Yup, you'll start hearing this guy (his name is Jose Mari Chan) singing his Christmas songs and you'll see his face on ads and billboards. He's there to signal the arrival of Christmas (as early as September.)
But really, it is just being used to have people start spending early