Amazon Has a Map of Books with Love Stories in All 50 States

This is fun if you’re into this whole Valentine’s thing: Amazon has published a map with 50 books containing love stories set in each of the 50 states of the Union. Definitive proof that there’s love in West Virginia. [Amazon] More »

“mat;chocolat” by Masaki Matsushima – Put on a chocolate scent for your Japanese Valentine this year

In Japan, retailers are asking their customers: “Why don’t you be like chocolate for your loved one this year?”
Masaki Matsushima’s perfume “mat;chocolat” makes you smell like dark chocolate with a hint of fresh fruit flavor, blackcurrant and rose.
It’s not a sickly sweet perfume, it is more of a bitter dark chocolate smell. So why not be dark, mysterious and delicious this Valentine’s day?

Valentine’s Day in Japan – The gifts are for the guys!!…

Coming from outside of Japan, I was used to buying a nice gift for Valentine’s Day for my girlfriend. Sometimes I would get something nice from her, but definitely I needed to make sure that what I bought for her was nice or else it might be a really chilly February and March…
But… in Japan, the gifts are for the guys – there is no need to buy anything! In Japan, the girls give gifts to the guys – boyfriends, dads, co-workers, friends – basically for anyone they want, …