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2026 (Page 9)

7-Eleven Japan goes viral for new Salted Caramel Nut Latte hack

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2026
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Convenience store chain shares a secret way to turn its coffees into decadent dessert drinks.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • coffee • convenience store • convenience store coffee • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience store hack • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • latte • salted caramel • sando • SNJO)

“We’d heard Japan’s sentences are light” say foreign travelers arrested for Tokyo robberies

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 1, 2026

Pair of thieves broke into house in Tokyo one day after arriving in Japan.

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• Japan
• (burglary • COK • crime • Nakano Broadway • rearrest • robbery • saitaiho • theft • watches • wristwatches)

Japan’s first-ever conveyor-belt Sushi Bus announces Tokyo tour start date, reservations now open

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 1, 2026

Hopefully the food prep won’t be as lazy as the AI video preview.

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• Japan
• (bus tour • Conveyor belt sushi • cool • crazy • food • Japan travel • Japanese food • restaurants • sightseeing • sightseeing bus • sushi • Sushi Bus • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Foreign sports team competing in Japan finds critical uniform item at convenience store

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 1, 2026

Family Mart proves once again that Japanese convenience stores have everything.

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• Japan
• (Asian Games • convenience stores • cool • Family mart • Family Mart socks • fashion • Japanese convenience stores • socks • sports • Uzbekistan • volleyball • weird)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Pumpkin Soupuccino for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2026

Blurring the line between soup and cappuccino for Japan’s colder days. 

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• Japan
• (autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Sample lots of little Japanese dishes at this hidden all-you-can-eat lunch buffet in Shinjuku

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 1, 2026

Want to try all kinds of Japanese dishes but don’t know where to start? This gem with “hidden” in its name has got you covered. 

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • buffet • COK • food • Japanese food • Kakurebo • lunch • restaurants • shinjuku • SNJO • tabehodai • Tokyo)

Toys R Us is leaving Japan after 35 years in the country

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2026

U.S. born chain has soldiered on for nearly a decade after the closing of stores in America.

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• Japan
• (business • COK • don quixote • economy • society • toys • Toys R Us • Toys R Us Japan)

Starbucks Japan releases new Pikachu Honey Cream Latte into the wild for new Pokémon collaboration

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2026

We catch Pikachu at Starbucks and receive an exclusive sticker, but how does the electric Pokémon taste?

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• Japan
• (anime • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • gaming • latte • limited edition • merchandise • Pikachu • Pikachu Honey Cream Latte • Pokemon • Pokémon + Starbucks • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

To stir, or not to stir – A Japanese rice cooker debate

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2026

Rice cooker manufacturer weighs in on the question of whether you should stir your cooked rice before you scoop it out of the pot.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • food • Japanese food • rice • rice cookers)

Foreign tourists get free Shinkansen tickets in Japan, and here’s how to claim them

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2026

Enjoy a free bullet train ride to one of the country’s most beautiful regions.

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• Japan
• (accommodation • bullet trains • hotels • international tourists • Japan Railway Company • Japan travel • Japanese trains • JR • JR Kyushu • Kagoshima • Kitakyushu • Klook • Kyushu Shinkansen • shinkansen • tourism • tourists • trains • travel)

Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2026

Fireless fire spirit is ready to provide the cozy glows of the Ghibli anime film.

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• Japan
• (anime • Calcifer • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • manga • Studio Ghibli)

Japanese eSports prodigy becomes youngest-ever gold medalist at Asian Games

• Master Blaster
  Sep 30, 2026

That young, calm, and kind kid sure plays a mean Puyo Puyo.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • Asian Games • esports • gold medal • Puyo Puyo • video games • Yuki Kurihara)

It’s been raining in Tokyo for more than a month now, breaking a record at least 150 years old

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 29, 2026

No one can say exactly when the last time Tokyo got this much rain was, but it was a long, long time ago.

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• Japan
• (climate • COK • crazy • rain • science • society • typhoons • weather)

Pickling Shine Muscats was not on our bingo card, but were we grapeful we tried?【SoraKitchen】

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 29, 2026

We followed a tip we heard through the grapevine that Japan’s sweet grape variety is even sweeter when pickled in a bed of fermented rice bran.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • fruits • grapes • nukadoko • pickles • pickling • recipe • rice bran • Shine Muscat • SNJO • SoraKitchen • weird)

Japan’s new travel route literally through the mountains links two other beautiful alpine courses

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 29, 2026

Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route and Kurobe Gorge Railway will finally be connected this fall.

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• Japan
• (awesome • beautiful • cool • Hokuriku • Ishikawa • Japan travel • Kurobe Gorge Railway • Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route • Mountains • nature • Tateyama Kurobe Alpen Route • tourism • Toyama • travel)

How to get into this beautiful off-the-beaten-path Kyoto temple earlier than the general public

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 29, 2026

Getting up early and heading outside the regular tourist circuit could lead to an unforgettable experience this autumn.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • COK • culture • fall colors • Japan travel • koyo • Kyoto • maple • nature • red leaves • temples • tourism • travel • Yamashina)

Tons of used books in Japan being bought up by someone or something

• Master Blaster
  Sep 28, 2026

The purchasers are unknown, so let’s call them “anonymous individuals” or “AI” for short.

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• Japan
• (AI • artificial intelligence • bookstores • business • copyright • law • society • used books)

Robbers in Japan steal drunk man’s shoes and one million yen in cash

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 28, 2026

Parkside stop to rest turns out to be very costly.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • crime • drunk • robbery • theft • weird)

Robot bartender bar opening in Kyoto, and no, they’re not controlled by AI

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 28, 2026

Human hearts and minds will be at the core of the OrySNACK Kyoto experience.

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• Japan
• (bars • cool • drinks • Japan travel • Kyoto • OriHime • Ory Labs • restaurants • robots • society • technology • tourism • travel)

Japan now has facial-recognition ticket gates, but why aren’t people using them?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2026

New walk-through gates are designed to speed up the flow of passengers, but there’s something tripping them up.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • East Japan Railway Company • facial recognition • Japan Railway • Japan travel • Japanese train stations • JR • JR East • Osaka • public transport • tourism • train stations • trains • transport • travel)

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