TOKYOTOKYO — Activists and LGBTQ+ community members handed out colorful chocolate candy for Valentine’s Day in Tokyo on Wednesday ... for same-sex couples. Japan is the only member of the ...

In Japan, Valentine’s Day is all about chocolate, and the sweet treat isn’t just exchanged between lovers but friends, family members and even colleagues. So when the creative team at Starbucks put ...

Today, February 14, is Valentine's Day, a celebration of lovers celebrated around the world. In Japan, far from Western traditions, this celebration takes an unexpected turn. If you thought you ...

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 ...

(Mainichi/Hiroya Miyagi) TOKYO -- A company survey on consumer behavior in Japan revealed that the most common place to buy chocolates for Valentine's Day in 2025 has changed from "department ...

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 ...

Some attend church. But in Japan, the festive season has long taken on an additional dimension, a rather romantic one: it’s widely seen as another Valentine’s Day. Couples go on a special date ...

In Japan for example, it is a two-part celebration ... In the Philippines, Valentine’s Day is marked by mass weddings organised by the government. In Finland and Estonia, Valentine’s Day ...

Campari is red, rosé is pink, make Valentine's Day sweeter with a festive hued ... Garnish with 3 drops of Meletti Fernet and a frounceen, Japanese strawberry Kit-Kat on the side.