As the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to rise in Japan, Prime Minister Suga announced on December 14th that the country’s…

Founded in Barcelona, artisanal candy maker Papabubble has shops in over 30 cities worldwide. They are known for their colorful and uncommon creations and their…

If you love the soft and chewy taste of mochi, you like chocolate and strawberries AND you’re on a tight budget, there’s a sweet snack…

One of Japan’s most popular gummy candies, Pure, jolted Pokémon fans with their adorable Pikachu shaped gummy sweets twice: once with an electric tropical flavor…

Muji is a retailer where customers can get everything from food to stationery to curry. It’s quite popular for offering “minimalist” no-logo (the store’s full…

Shalala-sha is a candy shop specializing in kohaku-tō 琥珀糖 (literally “amber sugar”), a kind of candy made from pure sugar and kanten 寒天 (Japanese agar),…

Now that the first season of demon-slaying anime Kimetsu no Yaiba has ended, fans are craving the same sense of satisfaction gained from watching the…

Papabubble, a company with origins in Barcelona, call themselves “the world’s most interesting candymaker.” They pride themselves on candy as art, always experimenting and doing…

(Updated on 3/29 with expected time of new era name announcement) Right now in Japan, there are hundreds of companies busily preparing commemorative goods to…

The Japanese are often lauded for their healthy lifestyles and long life-expectancy, which sometimes results in outstanding feats by the country’s elderly such as 82-year…

Japanese Kit Kat flavors are known for their variety, often taking advantage of regional and seasonal ingredients. It’s their high-end Chocolatory stores, however, that have…

The original classic Pocky may have just been a simple chocolate pretzel stick, but the worldwide love the flagship Japanese snack enjoys has seen Pocky…

Nestlé Japan hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down when it comes to releasing adventurous Kit Kat flavors, recently hitting Japan with interesting flavors such…

It seems as though there’s matcha-flavored everything, from extra dark green tea Kit Kats to matcha cup noodles. With so much matcha-flavored food and snacks…

It’s unlikely we’ll ever stop to marvel at the artisanal mastery of an ordinary lollipop, but when it comes to the candy sculptures made by…