Japan Times contributor Julia Bergin (@juliabergin1) and editor Shaun McKenna (@jt_sloosh) join Oscar Boyd (@omhboyd) for a holiday special full of KFC, mulled wine and Christmas cheer.

Read/see/hear more:

• Japan's first Christmas (Joji Sakurai, The Japan Times)

• Julia Bergin on Deep Dive episode 30: #StandwiththePooh — The Hong Kong protesters in Japan

• Shaun McKenna on Deep Dive episode 20: Fear and loathing on Mount Fuji

• The little-known legend of Jesus in Japan (Smithsonian Magazine)

• Why Japan celebrates Christmas with KFC (BBC)