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Members of the idol group NMB48, dressed in furisode kimono, appeared in Kyoto to promote nenga hagaki, Japan's New Year's greeting postcards, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun. A maiko joined the event, offering the traditional greeting. The promotion comes as the year-end season begins, when people across Japan prepare to send New Year's cards to family and friends.
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Japan Post has started its nationwide annual sale of New Year's greeting postcards with lottery numbers, known as otoshidami-tsuki nenga hagaki. Sales began simultaneously across the country, with the Fukushima Central Post Office among outlets stocking postcards featuring the design for the coming year. The cards let buyers enter a traditional lottery for cash and goods prizes drawn later in the new year.
- 3A 1910 moonlit postcard of Revere Beach resurfaces●Goodnight! . 1910 Whispers In the Dark at Revere Beach Postcard . # Nighttime # Latenightvibes # Postcards # Ephemera #
A vintage postcard from 1910 showing Revere Beach, Massachusetts at night has been shared with an archive-minded audience interested in historic views and ephemera. The image captures the beach under moonlight in the Victorian era, when Revere Beach was a popular seaside resort. Posts tagged with nighttime and latenightvibes suggest people are enjoying the glimpse into early 20th-century coastal life.
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Travel vlogger Passenger Paramvir has released a new video exploring what everyday life is really like in Alaska, far from the state's postcard image. The piece has drawn a large audience, with viewers reacting to its portrayal of isolation, harsh weather and living costs in America's northernmost state, sparking discussion about whether Alaska is truly livable for newcomers.
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Japan Post has begun selling New Year's postcards (nenga hagaki) for the coming holiday season, and moved the recommended mailing date back to December 27, the guideline for cards to arrive on January 1. Japanese media, including TV Asahi News, report on the announcement as households begin preparing their traditional New Year greetings.
- 6Japan Post begins sales of 2027 New Year's lottery postcards●Japan Post has started its sales of 2027 New Year's lottery postcards at its post offices and other outlets across the c
Japan Post has started selling 2027 New Year's lottery postcards (nenga-hagaki) at post offices and other outlets nationwide, following its usual schedule of launching sales in early November ahead of the year-end greeting season. The cards, which include a lottery number for New Year prizes, remain a staple tradition despite declining letter usage in Japan.
- 7Old Windsor postcard from around 1905 listed for sale●Old Windsor, Berkshire, c.1905 - Tuck's Oilette Postcard https://www. ebid.net/uk/for-sale/old-winds or-berkshire-c-1905
A vintage Tuck's Oilette postcard showing Old Windsor in Berkshire, dated to around 1905, is being offered for sale on the online marketplace eBid. The card depicts the historic Thames-side village as it looked over a century ago, in the colour-tinted style that made Tuck's postcards popular with collectors. Interest appears to come from collectors of ephemera and local history buffs drawn to Edwardian-era images of English towns.
- 8Metro Baptist Church NYC Postcard Draws Souvenir Attention▼Metro Baptist Church New York City Postcards Travel Souvenir Unposted Southern
Metro Baptist Church in New York City is being mentioned in connection with unposted travel souvenir postcards of the Southern variety. No further details about the church or the postcards have been reported, and it is not clear what prompted the renewed interest in this item.
- 9Photograph of a Denver Carniceria Ferris Wheel Draws Attention●La noria carniceria, athmar park, denver #shoppingcenter #suburbanlandscape #cloud #film #foto #minimalism #aesthetic #s
A photograph of a ferris wheel and carniceria at a shopping center in the Athmar Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, is circulating among photography enthusiasts. The image, shot on a Canon 77d, embraces a minimal, suburban Americana aesthetic often associated with Stephen Shore's color photography. Viewers are drawn to its nostalgic, postcard-like treatment of an ordinary commercial landscape.
- 10The Economist reflects on Britain-EU relations from Antigua●Blighty newsletter: Postcard from Antigua—thinking of EU
The Economist's Blighty newsletter, a weekly take on British politics, is running a dispatch from Antigua framed as a reflection on Britain's relationship with the European Union. Written from the Caribbean, the piece reportedly uses the vantage point of a former British colony to muse on Brexit, Britain's place in Europe and how the country is viewed from outside. Readers of the newsletter are discussing the contrast between island life and the UK's ongoing debates about its EU ties.