Fewer Japanese women are giving obligatory chocolates to male colleagues on Valentine’s
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Fewer Japanese women are giving chocolates to male colleagues on Valentine's Day, with some reports suggesting that inflation is a factor in this decline. A significant percentage of women in Japan reportedly do not want to give obligatory chocolates on Valentine's Day. The tradition of giving chocolates on Valentine's Day in Japan is related to a subsequent holiday, White Day.
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