A while back, two great friends of the Candy Girls went on an epic adventure through Japan and kindly asked if there was anything that we’d like them to bring back for us. We immediately thought of ...

Flavorless (?) Candy, a convenience store product in Japan, spurred debate over what the “taste of nothingness” tastes like, if anything. By Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives Reporting from Tokyo and Seoul A ...

This article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up for it here. At Sunrise Mart, a ...