新年あけましておめでとうございます！ In Japan up until midnight December 31, we say "yoi o'toshi wo"(良いお年を) (Have a good New Year) which is the simple version of: Yoi otoshi o omukae kudasai （良いお年をお迎えください） After midnight and for the next week, we say "Shinnen Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu" - 'A New Year has … [Read more...] about Shinnen Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu. New Years in Japan