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Giant panda on White Day in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, gets presents including heart-shaped blocks of ice at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama in western Japan on March 14, 2023, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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Giant panda on White Day in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, gets presents including heart-shaped blocks of ice at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama in western Japan on March 14, 2023, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co., appears during an event in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2014, to promote chocolates featuring her. The products are being sold as St. Valentine's Day presents.

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Customers flock to Nagoya department store to buy chocolates

NAGOYA, Japan - Customers flock to a special sales space for chocolates at JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store on Feb. 10, 2014, ahead of Valentine's Day. The store in central Japan is selling around 160 brands of chocolate products this year, up about 10 percent from last year.

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Giveaway chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a machine giving away free "Black Thunder" chocolates at an underground area of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station on Feb. 7, 2013. The product's maker Yuraku Confectionery Co. launched the project as a promotional event ahead of the Feb. 14 St. Valentine's Day, when women give chocolates to men in Japan.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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DPJ executives move to suspend Ozawa's party membership

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa smiles holding a box of chocolates as a St. Valentine's Day gift after speaking in a seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. DPJ executives moved the same day to suspend the party membership of Ozawa, who has been indicted over a funds scandal, until after the end of his trial which is expected to begin later in 2011.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - A young woman takes a hard look at a box of chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of Valentine's Day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, shows her Valentine's Day special collection of five hand-made chocolates she is preparing for friends and associates Feb. 7, 2011.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, cuts pieces of her homemade, organic chocolate that she likes to make for friends and associates on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Gigantic billboard for chocolate bar contends for world record

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 8, 2011, shows a big billboard -- about 166 meters in width and 28 m in height -- in the form of a chocolate bar in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Confectionery maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. set up the billboard along the outer surface of its factory ahead of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 when it is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men. The company has applied to Guinness World Records for the billboard to be registered as the world's biggest advertising board made of plastic.

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Chefs introduce new flavors for Valentine's Day chocolates

KYOTO, Japan - Pastry chef Jean Paul Evin poses in front of a counter showcasing his chocolates at JR Kyoto Isetan department store in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2010. The French chef said his new chocolates for Valentine's Day are flavored with ''yuzu'' citron, traditionally used in Japanese cooking.

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Abe visits youth center in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is given homemade Valentine's Day chocolates by female students on Feb. 12 while he visits a youth center in Tokyo's Suginami Ward which supports high school students' independent activities.

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Terahara given chocolates for St. Valentine's Day

KOCHI, Japan - Hard-throwing teenaged star Hayato Terahara of the Daiei Hawks poses for photographers in Kochi, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14 with chocolates presented by his fans to mark St. Valentine's Day. The Pacific League club is holding spring training in Kochi.

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40% of women expect returns from 'duty' Valentine's chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - A flight attendant of Japan Airlines presents a chocolate with a message card to a baby in a departure lounge at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 13., the day before Valentine's Day. It is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men on Feb. 14. Forty percent of female office workers expect to receive something in return for chocolate they give on Valentine's Day, according to a survey by Recruit Co.

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Premier Obuchi smiles with Valentine's Day chocolates

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi smiles Feb. 15 at the prime minister's official residence after receiving Valentine's Day chocolates women reporters one day late.

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Giant panda Rauhin on "White Day" in Japan

Giant panda Rauhin, a mother of 10, is pictured at the Adventure World amusement park in the Wakayama Prefecture town of Shirahama, western Japan, on March 14, 2022, Japan's "White Day," when men give candies to women in return for chocolates received a month earlier on Valentine's Day.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- TOKYO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People buy chocolates in a plaza during the Valentine's Day at Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-TOKYO-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- TOKYO, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wait in line to buy chocolates at a plaza during the Valentine's Day at Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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SYRIA-DAMASCUS-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220213) -- DAMASCUS, Feb. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A heart-shaped gift of chocolates is prepared for the upcoming Valentine's Day in Damascus, Syria on Feb. 12, 2022. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look on as an employee makes Valentine's Day themed chocolates at a chocolate shop in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 13, 2022. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A shopkeeper works at a chocolate shop which shows chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day outside a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman looks at chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day outside a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-VALENTINE'S DAY-CHOCOLATE

(220208) -- BRUSSELS, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chocolates in the theme of Valentine's Day are seen at a shop in Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 8, 2022. As the Valentine's Day approaches, new products by Belgian chocolate manufacturers have been put into market to attract shoppers. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)

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Abe visits youth center in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is given homemade Valentine's Day chocolates by female students on Feb. 12 while he visits a youth center in Tokyo's Suginami Ward which supports high school students' independent activities. (Kyodo)

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Valentine's Day campaign under way in Japan

Shoppers crowd the Valentine's Day chocolate section of the JR Nagoya Takashimaya department store in central Japan on Jan. 20, 2016. Valentine's Day is celebrated in a unique way in Japan, with women giving chocolates to men on Feb. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary shop for Valentine's Day chocolate gifts popular in Tokyo

A temporary shop opened to sell Valentine Day chocolate gifts on the Tokyo Station basement floor, shown in this photo taken on Jan. 20, 2015, is popular with commuters and tourists. It is common for Japanese women to give chocolates to men that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Stationmaster cat 'promotes' chocolates for St. Valentine's Day

Female calico cat Tama sits as if to serve chocolates bearing the images of her and other animal faces for St. Valentine's Day at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station in Wakayama, western Japan, on Jan. 29, 2015. Tama has gained fame for acting as a stationmaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terahara given chocolates for St. Valentine's Day

KOCHI, Japan - Hard-throwing teenaged star Hayato Terahara of the Daiei Hawks poses for photographers in Kochi, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 14 with chocolates presented by his fans to mark St. Valentine's Day. The Pacific League club is holding spring training in Kochi.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men. (Kyodo)

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men. (Kyodo)

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14. (Kyodo)

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - A young woman takes a hard look at a box of chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of Valentine's Day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14. (Kyodo)

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Chefs introduce new flavors for Valentine's Day chocolates

KYOTO, Japan - Pastry chef Jean Paul Evin poses in front of a counter showcasing his chocolates at JR Kyoto Isetan department store in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 5, 2010. The French chef said his new chocolates for Valentine's Day are flavored with ''yuzu'' citron, traditionally used in Japanese cooking. (Kyodo)

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, shows her Valentine's Day special collection of five hand-made chocolates she is preparing for friends and associates Feb. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, cuts pieces of her homemade, organic chocolate that she likes to make for friends and associates on Feb. 7, 2011. (Kyodo)