"Got a flyer in Akiba telling me that Feb 14 is actually Dried Sardine Day, not Valentine's Day. An excerpt from the sensible flyer:

These days, the utter disregard of the people of Japan towards dried sardines is finally being recognized. Women give me cacao bean products during this time, taking out massive loans with 200% interest to give the now-popular "triple return" to their men.

Dried sardines ask for neither this triple return nor the heartbreak suffered when you don't get one."

And that, Tokyomango, is why I love your blog maybe most of all.