Japan's largest Dagashi store offers 20,000 square feet of cheap treats

Japan's dagashi industry–inexpensive candy for kids and nostalgic grown-ups–is flagging under the same economic trends that hit mom-and-pop sweet shops in the west: giant supermarkets, online delivery, the rest of it. Nihon-ichi no Dagashi Uriba, literally 'Japan's biggest Dagashi store,' offers 50,000 types of dagashi and is the last redoubt for lovers of cheap treats. — Read the rest