updateFolks in Japan are waiting for Santa’s visits with great anticipation. The amount of email we are receiving is off the charts. Santa has been spotted in the Sea of Japan.

Did you know that the Japanese have a unique Christmas tradition? Many, many people there like to go to…Kentucky Fried Chicken, of all places…as part of their Christmas celebrations.

— Elf Ernest
Direct from Santa’s Newsroom at the North Pole

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Command Center Status: All systems go, all lights are green
Sleigh Status: 15244 mph
Reindeer Status: Outstanding
Latest Secret Spy Reports: Roof damage reported in Moscow; rain and snow reported in Eastern Oregon; construction obstructions reported in Brussels…
Where it is Christmas Eve now: Lisbon
Where it is Christmas morning now: Darwin, Hobart, Tokyo, Guam, Vladivostok, Sydney, Brisbane

bedtime
Kids in these places should be in bed by now:
Afghanistan
Pakistan
All of Asia