confectionery

New Japanese sweets store sells drinkable red bean paste

Anko specialty store comes up with a cool new way to beat the summer heat. 

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Japanese confectionery store Toraya serves up a surprising meal in Paris

Wagashi suppliers to the Imperial Family offer a different experience to customers overseas.

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Kyoto cotton candy brings us the taste of a traditional Japanese festival

Specialty sweets maker pops up in Tokyo for a limited time.

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Magic gummy candies become a viral hit on social media

We try the Japanese confectionery that everybody’s talking about right now.

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We tried making traditional Japanese sweets at home then had some fun with the leftovers

A long-established Kyoto confectionery shop is selling these do-it-yourself kits with simple video instructions.

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New Mochi Cream Doughnuts from Mister Donut pay homage to Japanese confectionery

Sure, sex is great, but have you ever had a daifuku cream doughnut?

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Our reporter tries amemonaka, the traditional sweet from Niigata Prefecture

This traditional confection is pretty to look at, but how’s the taste?

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Sweet Japanese jelly treat offers a different scene with each slice from the same dessert

Entertain your guests with a bird that slowly unfurls its wings and flies towards the waxing moon.

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Happy Pocky Day! Celebrate 11/11 with a fistful of Pocky sticks and these awesome tweets【Pics】

‘Tis the season to eat Pocky! Celebrate Pocky Day with these amusing (and tantalizing) tweets from Japan!

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Top 10 Japanese companies over 800 years old

As you’re probably aware, Japan has quite the lengthy history, stretching back thousands of years. And, as with any civilization, ancient Japan had need of commerce, which lead to the establishment of some of the oldest companies in the world.

Today, we bring you a list of our 10 favorite ancient Japanese companies. From sake to mountain-side inns to Buddhist temple construction companies, there’s something here for everyone!

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