That's because there's no public holidays in December except for the 23rd which was the Emperor's Birthday. There are no public hols for Xmas. The only public holiday for New Year's is 1/1, then on 12/1 for Coming of Age Day. So it seems that HLJ are still running as usual on all days that aren't national holidays, whereas Anime Export may have decided to give themselves an extended holiday, but that's not unusual either. Several companies in Japan elect to give themselves a 年末年始休業 ("year-end/new year's break"). TakaraTOMY's closed from tomorrow and doesn't re-open until 5/1.![]()