Proposal: Mark Monday, December 30, 2024, as a Holiday in Japan

[acevif]

In Japan, Monday, December 30, 2024, was treated as a holiday in many places.

• Government offices were closed, in accordance with the "Act on Holidays of Administrative Organs" (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000091). (Related: Add sources to Japanese holidays #509)
• Schools were on winter vacation and therefore closed.
• Many companies followed suit, taking the same day off as government offices.

Hence, I believe we should designate it as a holiday. May I have your opinion on this?

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日本において、2024年12月30日(月曜日)は多くの場所で休日でした。

• 官公庁がお休みです。 これは 行政機関の休日に関する法律 https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/363AC0000000091 によります。(関連: Add sources to Japanese holidays #509 )
• 学校は冬休み期間のため、お休みです。
• 多くの企業が官公庁にならいお休みです。

そのため、休日とするのがいいと思いますが、ご意見いただけませんか?

[acevif]

Reference: https://www.fun-japan.jp/en/articles/13863

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参考資料: https://www.fun-japan.jp/jp/articles/13863

[hnw]

Based on a quick search, banks in Japan were indeed open on December 30, 2024, which would typically exclude it from being a public or bank holiday.

Also, speaking from my experience in Japan, it's not uncommon for December 30th to be a regular working day depending on the year and company, so classifying it generally might need careful consideration.

[ys-spk]

I agree with treating 12-29 and 12-30 as holiday-like in Japan, rather than handling only 2024-12-30 as a special case.

The period from 12-29 to 1-3 is widely recognized as the standard year-end/New Year holiday, and many companies effectively follow it. For example, the public broadcaster NHK suspends its regular programming from 12-29 to 1-3 and instead airs special programs.

So while 12-29 and 12-30 are not bank holidays, they do fit the library's optional definition ("majority of people take a day off").