Valentine's Day in Japan?
No, I'm not going to write a cliché and trite post like you can find by the dozens online, what would be the point?
I'm going to tell you how Valentine's Day takes place in my household in Japan.
Step one
Me, some date
Thoughts
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And I just remembered a thing I wrote a couple of
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Disclaimer Two: I am now 52 years old.
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