Boy meets girl. Boy and girl fall in love. Boy and girl get married, buy a house and have (on average) 2.2 children. This may have been a common story for heterosexual couples in America in the 1950s, ...

o surprises here. A “love hotel” is essentially a no-tell motel. A short-stay accommodation that offers hourly or nightly rates—in the name of love. Whatever this means to the users. A rest or short ...

At the Vineyard Theatre, 105 E. 15 St. Call (212) 353-0303. IT’S fascinating to see “camp” attitudes turn into serious stances. Take a show called “Swimming With Watermelons.” Set in postwar Japan ...

With the cherry blossoms unfurling throughout the city, Tokyo basks in the most romantic season of the year. Yet this city is a world away from Paris, where couples have no hesitation about displaying ...

Every country celebrates Christmas in its own way and Christmas Eve in Japan is a time for lovers. It can make the season very merry, but it's also a boon to Japan’s hotel business, especially its ...