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Chocolate products are sold ahead of Valentine's Day at the Ginza Matsuya department store in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Jan. 31, 2025. (Mainichi/Hiroya Miyagi)

Only 10% in Japan still give 'obligatory' Valentine's Day chocolates to work contacts: poll

TOKYO -- A survey revealed that Japan's "giri choco" culture at workplaces is dying out as only about 10% of people continue to give "obligatory" choc Full article

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Yoshihiko Noda, the leader of Japan's main opposition party, speaks at a press conference in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on Feb. 8, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7, 2025. (Kyodo)

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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New Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki poses during a baseball news conference at Dodger Stadium on Jan. 22, 2025 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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The cover of the picture book "Mekkiramokkira Doon Don." (Mainichi/Risa Koshiba)

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