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Annual survey shows nearly a 70-percent increase in two years for number of Japanese women giving chocolate on Valentine’s Day.
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Our reporter’s spouse takes on the AI program in a battle to find the fastest way to his heart through his stomach.
Gifting a Valentine’s Day PlayStation 5 instead of chocolates in the classroom after school might not go so smoothly.
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