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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 ...

In 2015, a Japanese confectionery company released a product that instantly confused and delighted people. The packaging resembled that of individually wrapped American cheese singles. But the ...

It’s been a mere ten months since Yukiko “Yuki” Hayakawa launched a company without meaning to. Her unintentional enterprise, called Noé No Omise, started in 2021, when she made her first vegan ...

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 ...

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 ...

With less than two weeks to go until Valentine’s Day, Starbucks is vying for our attention with a new limited-edition beverage called Sweet Milk Chocolate. Specially designed to align with the ...