Friday March 14th here in Japan is celebrated as "White Day".A completely bogus commercial venture to sell confectionery especially marshmellows,biscuits and confectionery.Instead of the free for all flower and chocolate frenzy of St Valentines Day that... ...full story at Porcelain Monkey
from Porcelain Monkey on Fri, Mar 14 2008
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kkajapan's Video Blog #58/White Day »
YouTube video Have you ever heard of White Day? In Japan, White Day is celebrated on March 14th, exactly one month after Valentines Day.
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