The custom of giri-choco, loosely meaning 'obligatory chocolate,” was once commonplace in offices around the country.
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 ...
One change is fewer people are handing out chocolates to others at work, which had been a widespread practice over the past ...
A company survey on consumer behavior in Japan revealed that the most common place to buy chocolates for Valentine's Day in ...
TOKYO -- A survey revealed that Japan's "giri choco" culture at workplaces is dying out as only about 10% of people continue ...
Mole or Basque cheesecake are some of the exotic alternatives offered by Japanese stores instead of the chocolates that women ...
As well as Valentine’s Day, Japanese celebrate White Day and mainland Chinese the ‘520’ festival, while Korea’s Black Day is ...
Japanese women traditionally gave chocolate to their male co-workers for Valentine’s Day. But shifting workplace norms now ...