Traditional Japanese teatime sweets, known as wagashi, are in a league of their own. While western desserts are often equated with excess and indulgence, the dainty wagashi instead calls for quiet ...

She grew up eating different kinds of wagashi made by her grandmother every year as offerings to ancestors during the spring and fall in Kyoto, Japan, where she was born and raised. CITY OF FOOD: ...

Japanese convenience stores are known for serving up great food, but this month FamilyMart is stealing the spotlight with a new duo of sweets everyone will want to try. Called Neo Wagashi, this new ...

Pretty much anyone can pick up some brownie mix at the local grocer, crack an egg into a bowl, mix, and end up with a piping hot tray of delicious goodies. That’s child’s play (literally, if you’re ...

The traditional dessert come in two flavours and they're here to celebrate the new film ‘Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia’ Photo: Bandai Co., Ltd. The Doraemon wagashi are being released to celebrate the ...

MANILA, Philippines - In line with its annual Nihongo Fiesta celebrations, the Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM) gave mallgoers a rare opportunity to get a taste of wagashi or traditional Japanese sweets ...

ANYONE WHO HAS experienced chanoyu, the way of tea, can attest to its transporting effect. "The ceremony is a slow, exquisite art in itself," writes Jane Lawson in her new book on Japanese cuisine, ...