A Happy New Year!
In Japan we celebrate New Year's Day for three days from January 1 to January 3. But actually the day before New Year's Day is also considered a holiday, so we actually celebrate it for four days.
However, many stores are busy on the last day of the year, and some stores are open on New Years Day and the following two days too. So not everybody is taking a break during this period of the year.
As for me, I am on vacation from December 31 to January 4. But I have a lot of things to do. So I am pretty busy these days. I should be. There are so many things that I need to attend to.
See you.