Ocean fresh sushi? Quality marbled beef? Exquisite confectionaries? Think again.
Japan has been hit by a slew of food safety and false labeling scandals that is threatening to wreck its image as a country of culinary wonders, squeaky-clean factories and impeccable sanitation.
In the most recent scandal, a venerable maker of traditional sweets was found to have recycled the bean paste in its rice cakes, collecting old filling from leftover boxes and shipping them out as new.
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