A popular snack from Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, has earned a Guinness World Record for having the most sales in a calendar year in a new category dedicated to bean paste-filled confectionery.An event to celebrate the record set in 2018 by the Hakata Torimon, a type of "manju" steamed bun filled with soft white bean paste, was held Monday in front of JR Hakata Station.The bun generated around 7.59 billion yen (around $70 million) in sales from January to December last year, qualifying it for the record of "largest confectionery bean paste filled bun brand," according to Fukuoka-based compa…READ FULL ARTICLE
