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Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

ISE, Japan - People form long lines in front of the main shop of Akafuku Co., a Japanese-style sweets maker, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 6 as it resumed operations after a hiatus of about four months following a false labeling scandal.

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Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

ISE, Japan - Noriyasu Hamada (C), president of Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku Co., speaks to customers in front of its main shop in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 6 before the shop resumes operations after a hiatus of about four months following a false labeling scandal.

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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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Kyoto shop replaces price tags on sales tax rise

KYOTO, Japan - A store in Kyoto selling Japanese sweets has new price tags with tax-inclusive prices on them on April 1, 2014, as the consumption tax rate was raised from 5 percent to 8 percent that day.

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Kabukiza unveils new souvenirs to mark 1st year since reopening

TOKYO, Japan - Sweets wrapped in Japanese-style towels printed with patterns of "kumadori," a style of Kabuki makeup used by players of violent roles, are among new souvenirs unveiled at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district on March 27, 2014. The theater marked its first anniversary on April 2 of its reopening after rebuilding.

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Yamaguchi's Halloween-like event

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Children hide themselves after placing a horse doll of straw at a house and wait for a resident (L) to replace the doll with sweets during a traditional festivity in the western Japanese city of Yamaguchi on Jan. 14, 2012. The event, called ''Toitoi,'' is said to have been performed since the Edo period (1603-1867) but its origin is unknown. Some say ''Toitoi'' derives from ''Trick or Treat,'' said by children going house to house collecting candy at Halloween, since there used to be a church in the area.

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Centrair celebrates 5th anniversary with Nagoya Castle cake

NAGOYA, Japan - A cake in the shape of Nagoya Castle made from Japanese sweets is displayed at Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, south of Nagoya, on June 16, 2010, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the airport. A confectioners' group in Nagoya spent six months to complete the castle cake.

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Romans busy taking photos of Japan sweets

ROME, Italy - People take photos of Japanese sweets during a demonstration of their creation by traditional maker Saiundo in Rome on Nov. 18, 2009. The desserts were made with the themes of flowers and birds.

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Sweets maker resumes sale after suspension over mislabeling

ISE, Japan - A time-honored Japanese sweets maker, Ofuku Mochi Honke Yugen Kaisha, resumed sales Dec. 5 of its Ofuku Mochi rice cake for the first time since voluntarily suspending business Oct. 30 over false-labeling of the product's production dates and ingredients. Photo shows a customer buying the rice cake at the company's head office in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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Sweets maker resumes sale after suspension over mislabeling

ISE, Japan - A time-honored Japanese sweets maker, Ofuku Mochi Honke Yugen Kaisha, resumed sales Dec. 5 of its Ofuku Mochi rice cake for the first time since voluntarily suspending business Oct. 30 over false-labeling of the product's production dates and ingredients. Photo shows a customer buying the rice cake at the company's head office in Ise, Mie Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

ISE, Japan - Noriyasu Hamada (C), president of Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku Co., speaks to customers in front of its main shop in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 6 before the shop resumes operations after a hiatus of about four months following a false labeling scandal. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

ISE, Japan - People form long lines in front of the main shop of Akafuku Co., a Japanese-style sweets maker, in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 6 as it resumed operations after a hiatus of about four months following a false labeling scandal. (Kyodo)

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Tennis ball-shaped Japanese sweets sold at Nishikori's hometown

Tennis ball-shaped Japanese sweets are sold at a Japanese confection store in Matsue, tennis star Kei Nishikori's hometown in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 28, 2015. The sweets are being sold for a limited time only. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sweets makers make appeal to youngsters with chic varieties

Funabashiya's "kuzumochi," or starch cake, is offered with coffee especially blended to bring out the best of the Japanese confection's flavor. Photo was taken May 30, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sweets makers make appeal to youngsters with chic varieties

Photo taken Oct. 21, 2017 shows a "wagashi" promotion event at Matsuya department store in Tokyo, where a new type of "monaka" wafer cake filled with red bean jam, developed in collaboration with a French cuisine chef, is served with champagne. (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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Special sweets served on sightseeing train in southwestern Japan

An attendant shows specially prepared sweets served on Kyushu Railway Co.'s sightseeing train, "Aru Ressha" (a certain train), on Oct. 28, 2015, during a test ride for the press. The train started service between the southwestern Japanese cities of Sasebo and Nagasaki on Nov. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food event held in Kyoto for people in need of help for swallowing

Traditional Kyoto cuisine specially cooked for people with swallowing disorders is served on "Kiyomizu-yaki" ceramic dishes at an event organized by a group comprising doctors, potters and Japanese sweets chefs at the Kyoto International Conference Center in the western Japanese city on Sept. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Food event held in Kyoto for people needing help for swallowing

Participants taste traditional Kyoto cuisine specially cooked for people with swallowing disorders and served on "Kiyomizu-yaki" ceramic dishes. The event was organized by a group comprising doctors, potters and Japanese sweets chefs at the Kyoto International Conference Center in the western Japanese city on Sept. 12, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Centrair celebrates 5th anniversary with Nagoya Castle cake

NAGOYA, Japan - A cake in the shape of Nagoya Castle made from Japanese sweets is displayed at Central Japan International Airport, or Centrair, south of Nagoya, on June 16, 2010, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the airport. A confectioners' group in Nagoya spent six months to complete the castle cake. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Yamaguchi's Halloween-like event

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Children hide themselves after placing a horse doll of straw at a house and wait for a resident (L) to replace the doll with sweets during a traditional festivity in the western Japanese city of Yamaguchi on Jan. 14, 2012. The event, called ''Toitoi,'' is said to have been performed since the Edo period (1603-1867) but its origin is unknown. Some say ''Toitoi'' derives from ''Trick or Treat,'' said by children going house to house collecting candy at Halloween, since there used to be a church in the area. (Kyodo)

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New "wagashi" Japanese confectionery

Undated file photo shows two pieces of "nama yatsuhashi" cinnamon cookie dough stuffed with apple. The confectionery was developed by Izutsu Yatsuhashi Honpo, a long-standing Japanese sweets maker in Kyoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New "wagashi" Japanese confectionery

Undated file photo shows three pieces of sweet milk agar jelly between rice crackers. The confectionery was developed by two long-standing Japanese sweets makers Tanakaya-Senbei Sohonke and Tsuchiya in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sweets and snacks maker Ezaki Glico Co.'s iconic electric advertisement board in Osaka's Dotombori district is turned off on the evening of April 14, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Photo taken on March 19, 2018, shows sushi and other Japanese foods served at Suigian, a theater-style restaurant, in the central Tokyo district of Nihonbashi. Guests there are served Japanese foods, sake, tea and sweets while authentic traditional performing arts are presented on stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese sweets maker Toraya

File photo taken March 1, 2019, shows a signboard of traditional Japanese sweets maker Toraya Confectionery Co. in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. (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