Japanese women sample chocolates for gifts ahead of Valentine's Day

Customers try out chocolate samples at a tasting event at the Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Nihonbashi on Jan. 26, 2015. In Japan, it is common for women to give chocolate gifts to men on Valentine's Day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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