Shops in Japan are really on top of their holiday displays. As soon as the clocks strike 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 25, the Christmas ...

The Japanese practice of women gifting sweets to men on Feb 14 can be traced to a specific event held in February 1958, when ...

TOKYO -- A survey revealed that Japan's "giri choco" culture at workplaces is dying out as only about 10% of people continue ...

A company survey on consumer behavior in Japan revealed that the most common place to buy chocolates for Valentine's Day in ...

The way Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Japan — initially beginning as a day for women to offer boxes of chocolates to men they have feelings for — is evolving with the rising prices of ...

While Valentine’s Day in the West might traditionally be associated with men giving flowers to the women in their lives, in Japan the day has typically involved women giving gifts of chocolate ...

For Chinese people, this week calls for a double celebration as, for the first time since 2022, Valentine’s Day, on February 14, and the Lantern Festival, which falls on February 12 this year ...

Celebrations in South Korea are similar to those in Japan, but with the addition of Black Day on April 14 when single people gather at restaurants to eat black noodles (jajangmyeon). In the ...

"Launching on Valentine's Day, these new designs are a celebration of love, appreciation, and human connection," said Takeshi ...