A Sweet Japanese Valentine Tradition Is Nearly Dead
Japanese women traditionally gave chocolate to their male co-workers for Valentine’s Day. But shifting workplace norms now ...
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Japan's workplace Valentine chocolate-giving tradition waning
Only 12.5 percent of people in Japan plan to give chocolates to colleagues for Valentine's Day, as the culture of obligatory ...
20% of junior high, high school boys in Japan to give chocolates on Valentine's Day: poll
Some 20% of junior high and high school boys said they will prepare chocolate gifts for their romantic partners, crushes or ...
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Japan to release emergency rice reserves to fight runaway inflation
The Japanese government said Friday it will release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests and panic buying over a "megaquake" warning nearly doubled prices over a ...
Japan’s Ishiba will try to sell Trump on importance of alliances in Asia
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will go to the White House to try to rekindle Japan’s relationship with President Donald Trump ...
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LA Dodgers rookie gifts Miguel Rojas Japanese present after No11 jersey decision
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Roki Sasaki had a gift for Miguel Rojas in exchange for the Number 11 jersey ahead of the new MLB ...
Giant panda in western Japan gets Valentine's Day gifts
Heart-shaped ice sculptures were among the Valentine's Day gifts presented to a giant panda in Japan. Fuhin, a four-year-old female, lives at a zoo in the western Japanese town of Shirahama, Wakayama ...
Japan Prime Minister Gifts Trump Golden Samurai Helmet In White House Meet
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented US President Donald Trump with a golden samurai helmet during their first ...
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How giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is evolving in Japan
One change is fewer people are handing out chocolates to others at work, which had been a widespread practice over the past ...