From the perspective of Americans or non-Japanese people, it may take some time to believe the story of Japanese Valentine's Day, and it may take a bit more time to accept the strangeness. On ...

Valentine’s Day in Japan is a very different celebration compared to overseas, as only women are expected to give gifts of sweets or chocolate on Feb 14 (with a return gift from men a month later on ...

TOKYO — Nozomi Hashimoto, a 26-year-old insurance worker, used to buy dozens of boxes of giri choco, or obligation chocolates, on Valentine’s Day that she’d distribute to the men in her office. The ...

On Valentine’s Day in Japan, women traditionally give men chocolate. Each year, a group of protesters gathers to march, carrying signs that read “Pulverize Valentine’s Day” and “Making out in public ...