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When is the japanese new year-?

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The modern Japanese calendar is the same as the US and Europe, with the New Year beginning on 1 January. Until 1873, they used the same lunar calendar as the Chinese do.

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Oshōgatsu is the Japanese New Year which is usually celebrated on the 1st of January every year.

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