Almost exactly one year ago the Japanese branch of Belgian chocolatier Godiva made a point of letting Japan know how it feels about the country’s practice of giri choco. Also known as “obligation ...

(CNN) — Japanese women are rebelling against a decades-old Valentine's Day tradition that obliges them to give chocolates to men. On February 14, the nation's female workers are expected to give "giri ...

Valentine’s Day was imported to Japan in the 1950s by a Japanese chocolate company that wanted to profit from a special occasion centring around buying things for people you love. By accident (or ...

They celebrate Valentine's Day a little differently in Japan than we do here in America. And it's been a pretty sweet deal for Japanese men, but things are apparently changing. A study shows Japanese ...

Valentine’s Day is a popular holiday that was celebrated just last month, but some cultures further the celebration with a slightly different tradition exactly one month later. White Day, a romantic ...

Bad news for hopeless romantics: Only half as many women as usual are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day in Japan amid the ongoing pandemic by giving chocolates to their true love, a new survey ...

Japanese women are rebelling against a decades-old Valentine’s Day tradition that obliges them to give chocolates to men. On February 14, the nation’s female workers are expected to give “giri choco,” ...