Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Women look at the Valentine's Day chocolates and other items on offer at a counter in the Isetan Department Store in Tokyo, Japan, ...

Most people, 65%, said they will buy chocolates for themselves. This is the most popular choice. Next, 53.7% will buy for a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife, and 28.5% will buy for friends. Only ...

TOKYO -- Utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI), "food tech" aims to ...

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 ...

Japan is home to several creative chocolate candies like Pocky and the Lotte chocolate pies, but one brand carries a special reputation in the United States and overseas. The iconic, splittable KitKat ...

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 ...

Meanwhile, confectionery-makers are trying to take advantage of strong demand for chocolate bars from those who make sweets ...

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.