The Blue Stick soap, billed as a “superstar stain remover,” is the top-selling item among a range of products manufactured by prison labor at correctional institutions across Japan.

The Newlon Wine Candy is also available at retailers. A single bag of wine candies, red or white, goes for 680 yen ($5), including tax. For more information, visit the official website at (https ...

The first new release is particularly surprising as it pairs the wafer-covered chocolates with Pine Ame, a popular pineapple candy that’s so famous it’s a household name in Japan. Pine Ame (left), new ...