Valentine’s Day
Gifting a Valentine’s Day PlayStation 5 instead of chocolates in the classroom after school might not go so smoothly.
We’re not sure how you could pack much more chocolate or floral flavor into a single cup than Starbucks Japan has here.
Tom Nook, Isabelle, and more characters from the hit Nintendo series are here for a real-world seasonal event.
Special religious ceremony adds the essence of Japanese love deities to chain’s heart-shaped pizzas.
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