NARITA, Chiba -- Santa Claus arrived in Japan on Nov. 29, ... Santa Claus waves to the press as he disembarks a Finnair plane at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 29, 2024.

A figure dropped from the airplane, red smoke trailing behind him. Suddenly, a red-white-and-blue parachute opened up, and as the figure floated closer, ... It was an airborne Santa Claus.

It's a Christmas Eve routine throughout the United States, Canada and beyond: Tracking Santa Claus' journey across the globe as he delivers presents to children everywhere. And then, as he seems ...

NARITA, Chiba -- Santa Claus arrived in Japan on Nov. 29, not on a sleigh led by Rudolph, but on a commercial flight from Finland, known as his home.