Just like Christmas is very different in Japan, the Valentine's Day celebration is only minimally recognizable from what's familiar here. Yes, there's hearts and flowers and lots and lots of candy -- chocolate in particular -- but it has evolved into something that is quite different from what we know here in the US.
A week ago I had the pleasure of attending - for my first time ever - the world-famous International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France! This festival has been going on each year for the past 43 years - and it takes place in a picturesque albeit chilly town near Bordeaux (famous of course for its wine).
When the High Queen of Wisdom and Wizardry J.K. Rowling speaks, we (the Internet) listen. And when the author revealed the names and locations for four additional wizarding schools from the Harry Potter universe last Friday, including one in Japan, we indeed solemly swore we were up to no good to open up your world beyond the Marauder's Map.
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