Prices range from 165 yen for the Mitsu Imo and Daigaku Imo to 176 yen for the Sweet Potato, 187 yen for the Imo Brulee, and 220 yen for the Maru de Yaki Imo. They all go on sale August 30, which is ...

As I watch my local sweet potato vendor pull up and get out to sell a yaki-imo, I cannot help but be shocked by what he does after he hands over a hot potato to a young kid for 300 yen, or around ...

As the cicadas of summer finally go silent, a well-known autumn vocalist is bursting into song — and, fingers crossed, nothing else. The baked sweet potatoes he sells are enjoyed by Japanese ...

Japanese people are crazy about baked sweet potatoes, called "yaki imo." I bake a medium-sized sweet potato in the oven for about 60 minutes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo: Michiko Tomioka ...

For centuries, the winter months in Japan have been bound up with the enticing smell of freshly baked sweet potatoes. In recent years, a new generation has cottoned on to the wonderful flavor of ...

Japanese people are crazy about baked sweet potatoes, called "yaki imo." I bake a medium-sized sweet potato in the oven for about 60 minutes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo: Michiko Tomioka ...