Singaporean actor Jeanette Aw brings her patisserie brand to Japan

Popup shops in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya target Valentine's Day shoppers

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Jeanette Aw launched her patisserie brand Once Upon A Time in Singapore in 2021 after studying culinary arts at Le Cordon Bleu in Tokyo and Bangkok. (Photo by Kazumi Saito)

AKIHIDE ANZAI and AYAKA NAGANAWA, Nikkei staff writers

NAGOYA, Japan -- Singaporean actor Jeanette Aw has opened her first overseas patisseries, in Japan, ahead of Valentine's Day.

Japan is familiar to Aw, who trained as a patissier in Tokyo and has used fruit grown in Gunma prefecture, where she stayed while shooting a film, as ingredients for her sweets. She has established a brand image by taking advantage of her diverse pursuits -- she has also directed and authored a picture book.

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