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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-HOLIDAY SEASON-SHOPPING

(221223) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop for the new year at a confectioner in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Turks remove dishes from New Year's Eve tables amid high living costs

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-HOLIDAY SEASON-SHOPPING

(221223) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop for the new year at a confectioner in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Turks remove dishes from New Year's Eve tables amid high living costs

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-HOLIDAY SEASON-SHOPPING

(221223) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People line up to shop for the new year at a confectioner in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Turks remove dishes from New Year's Eve tables amid high living costs

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-HOLIDAY SEASON-SHOPPING

(221223) -- ISTANBUL, Dec. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People shop for the new year at a confectioner in Istanbul, Türkiye, on Dec. 22, 2022. (Photo by Unal Cam/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Turks remove dishes from New Year's Eve tables amid high living costs

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Ex-Tigers slugger Bass mimics Osaka signboard icon

OSAKA, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers slugger Randy Bass, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, mimics the iconic running man's pose featured on Japanese confectioner Ezaki Glico Co.'s signboard, a landmark in the bustling Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2014.

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Ex-Tigers slugger Bass mimics Osaka signboard icon

OSAKA, Japan - Former Hanshin Tigers slugger Randy Bass poses in a Santa Claus costume on Dec. 19, 2014, under Japanese confectioner Ezaki Glico Co.'s signboard, a landmark in the bustling Dotonbori district of Osaka, western Japan.

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Matsui, others unveil charity baseball game for Tohoku kids

TOKYO, Japan - Former New York Yankees slugger Hideki Matsui (L) and current Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (R) pose at a press conference held at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2014, to announce a plan to hold a "Tomodachi Charity Baseball Game" next March for children in the disaster-hit northeastern Japan region of Tohoku. Flanked by Matsui and Hara is Toru Arai, president of confectioner Morinaga & Co. which will cosponsor the event

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Confectioner makes cheesecake using spinach

SENDAI, Japan - A Japanese confectioner shows off a cheesecake made from spinach produced in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on July 8, 2014, in a campaign to produce sweets using vegetables cropped in the region damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japanese confectioner's gold-winning candy making on display

NIIGATA, Japan - The candy making display by Japanese confectioner Midori Matsuda for which she won the gold medal in the 2014 Union of International Bakers and Confectioners Junior World Pastry Championship is exhibited at her school in Niigata on April 26, 2014. The competition was held in Taipei in March 2014.

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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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Post office made of pastries

OSAKA, Japan - A student confectioner decorates a post office made of cookies, sweet buns and other pastries in Osaka on Feb. 11, 2011. Messages on a limited number of original postcards prepared at the site that are dropped into a mailbox there through Valentine's Day will be delivered to the recipients via real post offices.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Children look at mascot dolls of ''Peko-chan'' that are displayed at a temporary museum confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Fujiya opens 'Peko-chan' museum in Tokyo's Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - ''Peko-chan'' mascot dolls are displayed at a temporary museum that confectioner Fujiya Co. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Aug. 24. Fujiya launched the event ahead of the 60th anniversary of its creation and the centennial of the establishment of the company next year.

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Yamazaki Baking to turn Fujiya into subsidiary by boosting stake

TOKYO, Japan - Yamazaki Baking Co. President Nobuhiro Iijima (R) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7. Iijima said his company will raise its stake in Fujiya Co. from 35 percent to 51 percent to turn the struggling confectioner into a subsidiary in a fresh bid to help reconstruct Fujiya's scandal-battered business. At left is Fujiya President Yasufumi Sakurai.

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Venerable Japanese confectioner Akafuku falsified eat-by dates

NAGOYA, Japan - The shelves of venerable Japanese confectionery store Akafuku at the JR Nagoya Takashimaya Department Store are stripped of all products on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the parent company falsified the eat-by date on some of its rice cake products, in a practice that continued for as long as 30 years. Akafuku Co., which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks the 300th anniversary of its founding this year.

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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 expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses.

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23.

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Fujiya to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki Baking

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after signing a memorandum of understanding with Yamazaki Baking Co. to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki. Fujiya, a major Japanese confectioner, has been under fire for using old ingredients in its products.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii is about to leave a room after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) is stern-faced at his press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (C), flanked by his aides, bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - A customer looks at a notice put up at the entrance of the outlet of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 following a revelation that the Tokyo-based company has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., bows by way of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company said it has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan until quality control is reestablished following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk.

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Pro-nuclear power plant incumbent reelected Suzu mayor

KANAZAWA, Japan - Suzu Mayor Osamu Kaizo (C), who supports a 25-year-old plan to build a nuclear power plant in the Sea of Japan coastal city in Ishikawa Prefecture, wins his second four-year term in June 17 mayoral election. Kaizo, 62, defeated antinuclear candidate Masuhiro Izumiya, a 36-year-old confectioner, by 9,300 votes to 6,690 votes. Voter turnout was 90.54%.

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TURKEY-ANKARA-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220420) -- ANKARA, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. Gullach, a Turkish dessert made with milk and pomegranate and traditionally served during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, offers a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220420) -- ANKARA, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. Gullach, a Turkish dessert made with milk and pomegranate and traditionally served during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, offers a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220420) -- ANKARA, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. Gullach, a Turkish dessert made with milk and pomegranate and traditionally served during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, offers a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220420) -- ANKARA, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 19, 2022. Gullach, a Turkish dessert made with milk and pomegranate and traditionally served during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, offers a sweet and light ending to the fast-breaking meal. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-RAMADAN-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220412) -- ANKARA, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach during Ramadan at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-RAMADAN-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220412) -- ANKARA, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach during Ramadan at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-RAMADAN-DESSERT-GULLACH

(220412) -- ANKARA, April 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A confectioner makes Turkish dessert Gullach during Ramadan at a bakery in Ankara, Turkey, on April 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Zhenbei)

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MASTER CONFECTIONER

MASTER CONFECTIONER,Wagashi,TORAYA==Date:Aug, 1980, Place:JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., bows by way of apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company said it has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan until quality control is reestablished following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Fujii (R), president of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11 following a revelation that the Tokyo-based company has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya halts sales of cakes, pastries over use of old milk

TOKYO, Japan - A customer looks at a notice put up at the entrance of the outlet of major Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co. in Tokyo's Ginza on Jan. 11. The Tokyo-based company has suspended the sale of all cakes and pastry products at its chain stores across Japan following a revelation that it has shipped cream puffs made with outdated milk. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (C), flanked by his aides, bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii (L) is stern-faced at his press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya chief to resign over old ingredient scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Rintaro Fujii is about to leave a room after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15. Fujii said that he will resign to take the blame for the major confectioner's shipment of cream puffs and other products made from old ingredients. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki Baking

TOKYO, Japan - Fujiya Co. President Yasufumi Sakurai speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5 after signing a memorandum of understanding with Yamazaki Baking Co. to receive food-safety support from Yamazaki. Fujiya, a major Japanese confectioner, has been under fire for using old ingredients in its products. (Kyodo)

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Confectioner Fujiya may resume full production Thurs.

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuaki Tanaka, chairman of the third-party panel advising Fujiya Co. about reform, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23. (Kyodo)

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Fujiya expects to book net loss of 6.7 bil. yen in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Confectioner Fujiya Co. said March 13 it expects to book a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen in the current fiscal year to March 31, revising its November forecast of a profit of 800 million yen, due to the revelation of its use of expired ingredients in cake products. Although Fujiya will chalk up extraordinary profits from sales of assets, including the land and building of its head office in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district (shown in photo taken in January 2007), the net loss will be unavoidable because of the large scandal-related losses. (Kyodo)

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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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Venerable Japanese confectioner Akafuku falsified eat-by dates

NAGOYA, Japan - The shelves of venerable Japanese confectionery store Akafuku at the JR Nagoya Takashimaya Department Store are stripped of all products on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the parent company falsified the eat-by date on some of its rice cake products, in a practice that continued for as long as 30 years. Akafuku Co., which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks the 300th anniversary of its founding this year. (Kyodo)

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Yamazaki Baking to turn Fujiya into subsidiary by boosting stake

TOKYO, Japan - Yamazaki Baking Co. President Nobuhiro Iijima (R) speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7. Iijima said his company will raise its stake in Fujiya Co. from 35 percent to 51 percent to turn the struggling confectioner into a subsidiary in a fresh bid to help reconstruct Fujiya's scandal-battered business. At left is Fujiya President Yasufumi Sakurai. (Kyodo)

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Confectioner makes, sells salt rice cracker on Tokyo shopping street

A confectioner makes and sells flavored "shio-okaki" salt rice crackers in a corner of Mamegen, a shop established in 1865, on a shopping street in Tokyo's time-honored Azabu Juban district on March 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir to time-honored Japanese confectioner also writes novels

Soshi Chimoto, an author of novels targeting young people and heir to a well-established Japanese confectioner in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, reads a book in Shiki in the prefecture in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo