Japanese candy surpasses American in many regards. The candies feature exciting, unusual flavors (musk melon, kabocha pumpkin, soy sauce), packaging that’s covered with animated figures and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sakuma’s Drops candy will be discontinued as its Tokyo-based maker Sakuma Seika Co. goes out of business due to poor sales. With ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Japan has a legendary food scene built over thousands of years of history, great ingredients, and dedication to craftsmanship. This pursuit of ...

The Hi-Chew Fantasy Mix set to go on sale in Japan on Aug. 1, 2023, is pictured in this photo provided by Morinaga & Co. TOKYO -- Japanese confectionery giant Morinaga & Co. has announced a reverse ...

Cotton candy is a treat that was once affectionately called fairy floss and might as well be an official marker of nostalgia and child-like joy. Of all the foods to have made an impression in Japan, a ...

Cost Plus World Market has a little bit of everything, including candies and other food from all over the world. I like to raid the candy options every time I'm in the store, and every time, I find a ...

This is “amezaiku” (飴細工) or, literally, “candy handiwork.” And there’s one way to best sum up this traditional craft: How sweet. In Japan, amezaiku has been practiced in various forms for around a ...

Win a box of delicious delights from Japan Candy Box in this week’s contest! Me? I’m definitely into savory stuff. Forget dessert–give me another scoop of mashed potatoes and some more macaroni and ...

Things weren’t exactly easy. In fact, many stores in Japan didn’t even want to carry the product. Sweets that you drink out of a plastic toilet? Eh… But now, Moko Moko Mokoletto is flushed with ...

Amezaiku, a candy-making technique that calls for sculpting molten sugar syrup, nearly went extinct. Now, it’s seeing new life among a dedicated group of Tokyo craftsmen. By Ligaya Mishan FIRST THE ...