The Japanese maker of the vibrant, fruit-flavored hard candies famously depicted in the ... In a heart-wrenching scene, a 4-year-old starving girl named Setsuko is asked by her older brother ...

In the 1950s, they were referred to as old-fashioned penny candies, and into the 1980s they were sold alongside other "old-time" candies. Read more: Strawberry Hacks You'll Wish You Knew Sooner ...