Over many centuries, Castella cake has transformed from a Nanban confectionery, a dessert brought in from overseas, to wagashi, a traditional Japanese sweet. Its recognition as wagashi is ...

The cakes sold for 5,400 yen ($37) a piece, including tax. The cakes were manufactured and packaged by a confectionery maker based in Hanyu, Saitama Prefecture.

SANDA, Hyogo Prefecture--A company that operates a confectionery store here selling a famed roll cake and headed by a celebrity patissier has twice been warned for forcing employees to work ...