Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

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.

Sweets maker Akafuku ordered to suspend operations

Sweets maker Akafuku ordered to suspend operations

TSU, Japan - Akafuku Co. President Noriyasu Hamada bows in apology Oct. 18 at a news conference in Ise, Mie Prefecture, after the prefectural government ordered the sweets maker to suspend operations for collecting unsold products from retail outlets, refrigerating them and then reshipping them with a new consume-by date.

Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

ISE, Japan - Noriyasu Hamada (front), president of the venerable Japanese confectionery maker Akafuku Co., and other company executives bow in apology in a news conference held in Ise, Mie Prefecture on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the company has falsified the eat-by date of some of its rice cake products, continuing the practice for as long as 30 years. Akafuku, which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks its 300th founding anniversary this year.

Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

Venerable Japanese confectionery Akafuku falsifies eat-by date

ISE, Japan - Noriyasu Hamada (front), president of the venerable Japanese confectionery maker Akafuku Co., and other company executives bow in apology in a news conference held in Ise, Mie Prefecture on Oct. 12 shortly after the government disclosed that the company has falsified the eat-by date of some of its rice cake products, continuing the practice for as long as 30 years. Akafuku, which is based in Ise, Mie Prefecture, in the vicinity of Ise Shrine, marks its 300th founding anniversary this year. (Kyodo)

Sweets maker Akafuku ordered to suspend operations

Sweets maker Akafuku ordered to suspend operations

TSU, Japan - Akafuku Co. President Noriyasu Hamada bows in apology Oct. 18 at a news conference in Ise, Mie Prefecture, after the prefectural government ordered the sweets maker to suspend operations for collecting unsold products from retail outlets, refrigerating them and then reshipping them with a new consume-by date. (Kyodo)

Japanese-style sweets maker Akafuku resumes operations

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)