But, did you know that Christmas cakes were only first sold in Japan in 1910? And that the ubiquitous ichigo shotokeki ... To understand the history of this tasty tradition, we have to peek into the ...

Fujiya, now with branches across the country, is a patisserie that was originally based in Yokohama. In 1910, Fujii Rinemon opened his first shop in Motomachi, the upscale neighborhood adjacent to the ...

As Japan Times reported earlier this month, the average price of whole Christmas cakes in Japan this year is up 7.8%, or about $2.20, from a year earlier, reflecting surging costs of almost all ...

The most expensive strawberry in Japan is the Bijin-hime or “Beautiful Princess,” which can sell for up to $500 per palm-sized fruit. Some sellers display each vibrant red berry in individual ...

It was popularized by Japanese confectioner Fujiya Co., but technological advances were what made its creation possible. Earlier sponge cakes were iced with butter cream, since the frosting didn ...

Fujiya's Instagram-friendly Yume-iro ('dream-colored') Rainbow Cake is made up of five fruit- (and one ramune lemon soda) flavored layers each separated by a line of cream.

The president of Japanese cake maker and retailer Fujiya Co. Ltd. <2211.T> on Monday said he would resign to take responsibility after the company sold cream puffs and other pastries made from ...

The summer heat is gradually easing off and the cool of autumn is soon to come. To kickoff the season, Fujiya, one of the country's best-known Western confectionary stores, has just announced a ...

Cake shop chain Fujiya introduced the idea of Christmas cake, initially fruitcake, to Japan in 1910. ... Fujiya sold 280,000 Japanese Christmas cakes over two days.

Japanese confectionery and baked goods group Fujiya Co. has resumed sales through its directly owned and franchised outlets, following a suspension of production and sales in mid-January after out ...

For now, most "Peko-chan" dolls are secluded inside the 751 retail stores that Fujiya -- founded in 1910 to sell Western-style cakes to foreigners -- has closed due to the scandal, a company ...

Scandal-hit Japanese confectioner Fujiya has received a welcome boost today (10 April) after a key customer decided to re-stock some of the company’s products.