Chocolate fans in Japan, among Asia’s biggest cocoa buyers, are heading for a sticker shock later this year as an unprecedented surge in cocoa prices finally filters through to stores. Itochu, one of ...

A new small passenger vehicle saw daylight in Japan this week, as manufacturer Daihatsu rolled out the Mira Cocoa. With the aim set on female drivers, Daihatsu hopes to sell some 3,000 units a month, ...

(Bloomberg) — Chocolate fans in Japan, among Asia’s biggest cocoa buyers, are heading for a sticker shock later this year as an unprecedented surge in cocoa prices finally filters through to stores.

TOKYO -- Record-high cocoa prices are doing little to take the edge off Japan's appetite for chocolate as candy makers and department stores dish up Valentine's Day treats.