Scandal-hit Fujiya picks new chief outside of founder clan

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai (R), new president of Fujiya Co., and former president Rintaro Fujii (L) hold a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22. Fujiya, one of Japan's oldest established confectioners known for introducing Japan to Western-style cakes, faces a scandal involving the use of out-of-date ingredients in some of its products. Sakurai is the first president of Fujiya not related to the founding family.

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