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 ...

was surprised by the sales growth of their "Bonbon Ame" products. The candy's ingredients include carbonated "ramune" drink syrup, "kuromitsu" Japanese sugar syrup and sake coated in sugar.