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National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Visitors view craftwork sweets depicting a crane and peacocks on display at the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 30, 2025. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15.

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National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Visitors view craftwork sweets depicting a crane and peacocks on display at the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 30, 2025. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15.

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National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Visitors view craftwork sweets depicting flowers and birds on display at the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 30, 2025. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15.

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CORRECTED: National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Visitors view craftwork sweets depicting peacocks on display at the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 30, 2025. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15. (Kyodo).

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CORRECTED: National Confectionary Expo begins in northern Japan

Japanese Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, makes a speech on May 30, 2025, during the opening ceremony for the National Confectionary Exposition in Asahikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The event, normally held every four years, was not held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It runs through June 15.

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CANDY

Pick and mix, pick n mix, candy at Caramella candy shop in Stockholm, Sweden.Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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CANDY

Pick and mix, pick n mix, candy at Caramella candy shop in Stockholm, Sweden.Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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CANDY

Pick and mix, pick n mix, candy at Caramella candy shop in Stockholm, Sweden.Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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CANDY

Pick and mix, pick n mix, candy at Caramella candy shop in Stockholm, Sweden.Photo: Claudio Bresciani / TT / Code 10090

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Yemenis hold on to Ramadan dessert tradition amid civil war challenges

STORY: Yemenis hold on to Ramadan dessert tradition amid civil war challenges DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemenis buying sweets at a confectionary store in Sanaa, Yemen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUHAMMAD AL-MATARI, Sanaa resident 3. various of Yemenis buying sweets at the store 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAISAL DAWOOD, Shop clerk 5. various of Yemenis buying sweets at the store 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): FAISAL DAWOOD, Shop clerk 7. various of Yemenis buying sweets at the store STORYLINE: In the month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and reflection for Muslims around the world, the Yemeni people hold on to a cherished tradition of enjoying popular desserts after iftar, the breaking of the fast. However, the civil war that has plagued Yemen has made these desserts a luxury beyond the reach of many due to skyrocketing prices. Mohammed al-Matari, a public servant in Sanaa, which is currently held by the Houthi rebels, insisted to buy trea

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YEMEN-SANAA-RAMADAN SWEETS

(230409) -- SANAA, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy sweets from a confectionary center during the holy month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 8, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-RAMADAN SWEETS

(230409) -- SANAA, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy sweets from a confectionary center during the holy month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 8, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-SANAA-RAMADAN SWEETS

(230409) -- SANAA, April 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A shop clerk prepares a serving of sweets for customers at a confectionary center during the holy month of Ramadan in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 8, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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"Mochi Ice Cream" maker Mikawaya store in L.A.'s Little Tokyo

LOS ANGELES, July 13 Kyodo - Photo taken on July 8, 2015, shows a store of Mochi (rice cake) Ice Cream maker Mikawaya in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. The 105-year-old confectionary producer has been bought by U.S. investment company Century Park Capital Partners.

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Farmers' group promotes pumpkins grown from space seeds

CHIBA, Japan - Mamoru Hayashi (L), leader of a citizens' group in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, promoting pumpkins grown from seeds brought to and back from space, poses with the owner of a local Japanese confectionary shop in the Tokyo suburb on Oct. 17, 2014. The shop sells "dorayaki" that uses the "space pumpkins" as the filling sandwiched between sweet Japanese pancakes.

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Giving 'little gifts' a fad among young people

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer at Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.'s "100% Chocolate Cafe" in Tokyo holds a set of chocolates to be sold chiefly as "little gifts" on Sept. 4, 2014. Many confectionary companies are developing their own goodies as today's young people often give small presents to their bosses, colleagues, etc. irrespective of the season.

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Olympic figure skating winner Hanyu appears in CM

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympic men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) strikes a pose at a ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014, to present a commercial he appears in for a confectionary maker.

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Nickname sought for Yuigahama Beach in Kamakura, Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Beachgoers flock to Yuigahama Beach in Kamakura, southwest of Tokyo, in this file photo taken in August 2013. Yuigahama is one of three beaches in Kamakura for which nicknames are being sought by Toshimaya, a local confectionary maker known for pigeon-shaped "Hato Sable" biscuits. The confectioner, which won 10-year naming rights for the beaches in 2013, is soliciting nickname applications through March 28, 2014.

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Olympic silver medalist Ota employed by Morinaga

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver in Beijing to become the first Japanese Olympic medalist in fencing, shows off his Morinaga & Co. name card in Tokyo on Oct. 23 as he has accepted a job offer from the confectionary manufacturer. Ota, 22, is scheduled to start working as a marketing official on Nov. 1, while continuing his fencing career with an eye on competing in the London Olympic Games in 2012.

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Meiji Dairies, Meiji Seika announce management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Naotada Sato (L), president of major confectionary maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd., and Shigetaro Asano, president of dairy products maker Meiji Dairies Corp., shake hands after a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11. They announced the two companies have agreed to integrate their managements in April.

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Fujiya incurs record group operating loss on scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, president of confectionary maker Fujiya Co., listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24. Sakurai said the company incurred a record group operating loss of 6.66 billion yen in fiscal 2006 due to a scandal involving its use of expired ingredients in cake products.

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired.

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya incurs record group operating loss on scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Yasufumi Sakurai, president of confectionary maker Fujiya Co., listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on May 24. Sakurai said the company incurred a record group operating loss of 6.66 billion yen in fiscal 2006 due to a scandal involving its use of expired ingredients in cake products. (Kyodo)

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Meiji Dairies, Meiji Seika announce management integration

TOKYO, Japan - Naotada Sato (L), president of major confectionary maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd., and Shigetaro Asano, president of dairy products maker Meiji Dairies Corp., shake hands after a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11. They announced the two companies have agreed to integrate their managements in April. (Kyodo)

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Olympic silver medalist Ota employed by Morinaga

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Ota, who won the men's foil silver in Beijing to become the first Japanese Olympic medalist in fencing, shows off his Morinaga & Co. name card in Tokyo on Oct. 23 as he has accepted a job offer from the confectionary manufacturer. Ota, 22, is scheduled to start working as a marketing official on Nov. 1, while continuing his fencing career with an eye on competing in the London Olympic Games in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Woman chooses to buy rice cake ice cream at old shop in L.A.

A woman chooses to buy two pieces of the famous Mochi (rice cake) Ice Cream of Mikawaya, a 105-year-old confectionary shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, on July 8, 2015. Mikawaya has been acquired by Century Park Capital Partners, a U.S. investment firm. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese shiitake mushrooms introduced at world expo in Milan

A woman serves ginger candy, produced by a confectionary maker with a 300-year history in Izumo in western Japan's Shimane Prefecture, to visitors at Japan's pavilion during the world exposition in Milan, Italy, on May 16, 2015. The food-themed Expo Milano 2015 will run for six months through Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir of famous Kyoto shop brings traditional sweets back to the masses

Colorful "nikiniki" miniatures made from "yatsuhashi," Kyoto's local confectionary, showcased at an outlet in downtown Kyoto on Dec. 19, 2017. Kanako Suzuka, heir of a famous yatsuhashi store, says while her brand seems to be a totally new approach in the classic sweet's some 330-year history, the basics have remained exactly the same. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir of famous Kyoto shop brings traditional sweets back to the masses

Colorful "nikiniki" miniatures made from "yatsuhashi," Kyoto's local confectionary, showcased at an outlet in downtown Kyoto on Dec. 19, 2017. Kanako Suzuka, heir of a famous yatsuhashi store, says while her brand seems to be a totally new approach in the classic sweet's some 330-year history, the basics have remained exactly the same. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Morozoff makes Singapore comeback under new S.E. Asia strategy

Shinji Yamaguchi, president of Japanese confectionary maker Morozoff Ltd., speaks on Nov. 3, 2017, at the opening ceremony of a Singapore outlet after the company ended a 20-year hiatus in the country. Yamaguchi said his firm expects Morozoff's sweets to be widely embraced in Southeast Asia. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Morozoff makes Singapore comeback under new S.E. Asia strategy

Shinji Yamaguchi, president of Japanese confectionary maker Morozoff Ltd., speaks on Nov. 3, 2017, at the opening ceremony of a Singapore outlet after the company ended a 20-year hiatus in the country. Yamaguchi said his firm expects Morozoff's sweets to be widely embraced in Southeast Asia. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese city promotes melon in H.K. via bakery chain

Hideyuki Harada (R), mayor of the central Japanese city of Fukuroi, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Patrick So, general manager of Arome Bakery (HK) Co., hold cakes topped with sliced melons at a promotional event for the Japanese prime fruit in Hong Kong on July 26, 2017. The cake has been developed jointly by the city, known for its "Crown Melon," and the Hong Kong bakery and confectionary chain. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thick starch syrup retains strong popularity

KOBE, Japan - Masaru Kubo, the fourth generation head of the family that founded confectionary company Kotonojo Hinode Ame Hompo displays ''mizuame,'' or ''water candy'' at his office in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 20, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Giving 'little gifts' a fad among young people

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer at Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.'s "100% Chocolate Cafe" in Tokyo holds a set of chocolates to be sold chiefly as "little gifts" on Sept. 4, 2014. Many confectionary companies are developing their own goodies as today's young people often give small presents to their bosses, colleagues, etc. irrespective of the season. (Kyodo)

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Olympic figure skating winner Hanyu appears in CM

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympic men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) strikes a pose at a ceremony in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014, to present a commercial he appears in for a confectionary maker. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken at a confectionary box maker in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on April 27, shows its employees making face shields used by medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. The company recently began making face shields used by medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic in the wake of a slackening in demand for confectionary boxes following the closure of department stores and retail outlets under a state of emergency over the virus crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken at a confectionary box maker in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on April 27, shows its employee Masahiro Emi holding a face shield produced at the company. The company recently began making face shields used by medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic in the wake of a slackening in demand for confectionary boxes following the closure of department stores and retail outlets under a state of emergency over the virus crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken at a confectionary box maker in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on April 27, shows its employee Masahiro Emi wearing a face shield produced at the company. The company recently began making face shields used by medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic in the wake of a slackening in demand for confectionary boxes following the closure of department stores and retail outlets under a state of emergency over the virus crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-20 summit in Osaka

Tourists pose for a photo in front of a gigantic signboard of confectionary maker Ezaki Glico Co. in Osaka's bustling downtown Dotonbori district, on June 29, 2019, the final day of the two-day Group of 20 summit in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year greeting cards delivery

Mail carriers dressed in postmen attire replicating those in the Edo period (C) and Meiji period (far L) deliver New Year greeting cards to a Japanese confectionary shop in Tokyo's Nihombashi district on Jan. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo begins in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting a feudal-age pilgrimage to the Ise Shrine are displayed at the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2017, the first day of the event that runs through May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo begins in Mie, Japan

Visitors view packages of famous confections from across Japan on sale at the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on April 21, 2017, the first day of the event that runs through May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo begins in Mie, Japan

Princess Akiko, the eldest daughter of the late Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, makes a speech on April 21, 2017, during the opening ceremony for the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. The event runs through May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Craftwork sweets depicting the pilgrimage to Ise Shrine during the Edo period (1603-1868) are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. It took 110 local confectioners and about a year to create the 10 meter by 5.5 meter work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National Confectionary Expo in Mie, Japan

Figurines made of sweets, including wrestler Saori Yoshida (front L), Japan's three-time Olympic women's freestyle champion, are unveiled in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on April 20, 2017, on the eve of the beginning of the 27th National Confectionary Exposition in the central Japanese city. The event lasts until May 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo