The Japanese people have earned a reputation for themselves of being very hard-working, and perhaps rightly so.  Many of them do seem to spend an inordinate amount of time at the office, though whether they are actually working is up for debate.  I believe this is why there are so many national holidays in Japan (Around 15).  People literally need to be forced to stop working.  For most people these official holidays are not enough, though, so there are also many unofficial holidays as well, including those imported from other countries and cultures.  One of the joys of being a foreigner in Japan is seeing how the Japanese versions of holidays stack up.

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