Only 12.5 percent of people in Japan plan to give chocolates to colleagues for Valentine's Day, as the culture of obligatory gift-giving wanes due to the prevalence of working from home ...

Called "honmei-choco", this tradition has existed since the 1950s, with the importation of Valentine's Day after the Second World War. But be careful, not all chocolates are equal. In Japan ...

I was sort of surprised that his gift wasn't chocolate, but I was really happy about the thought behind it." So it would seem then that as more Japanese females become aware that the common ...

Kourakuen Holdings Corp., the company that operates Kourakuen noodle shops, has once again brought back its chocolate ramen Valentine’s special to its menu. The dish is available at all its ...

Traditionally, in Japan it’s women who give gifts to men on Valentine’s Day, and the customary gift is chocolate. Not every guy has a sweet tooth, though, and even among those who do, chocolate might ...