Japanese studios share 2016 greeting cards Acquire, NIS, VanillaWare, Ys Net, and more. Sal Romano. Jan 4 2016 / 3:22 AM EST. 0. With the arrival of the New Year, a number of Japanese game studios ...

A growing number of Japanese people appear to be breaking with the country's tradition of sending New Year's greeting cards, as rising prices of daily goods are forcing them to cut back on spending.

This file photo shows a Japanese postbox. (Mainichi/Takuma Nakamura) TOKYO -- Not sending New Year's greeting cards is the most common option for people in Japan to cut spending during this year ...