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Tokyo — Standing behind ropes adorned with giant melting chocolate bars, long lines of shoppers — the vast majority of them female — waited patiently at Tokyo's Isetan Department Store. Valentine's ...

Nama Chocolate, or Nama Choco (生チョコ) for short, is a type of ganache made with a simple yet divine blend of chocolate and cream cut into squares and dusted with a generous coating of rich cocoa powder ...

We recently talked about how the custom of sending nengajo, or New Year’s cards, is becoming less common in Japan…but also about how many have regretted quitting the tradition, not realizing how much ...

Chocolate inflation in Japan stood at 3.290% in April 2023, according to GlobalData’s report on the prices of stock keeping units (SKUs) supplied through online retailers. In Q4 2023, GlobalData ...

More than 300 flavors of KitKat have gone on sale in Japan since the chocolate snack was introduced. It's now one of the country's best-loved candy bars.

As a declining birth rate erodes sales of chocolate in the traditional children’s market, manufacturers are targeting a more adult consumer. Sales of chocolate direct to offices are soaring, as male ...

Pokemon fans in Toyko won’t have to wait until Valentine’s Day to get their hands on some special Pokemon-themed sweets from a chocolatier called Mary’s. The shop will soon be selling a boxed ...