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By the look on Seiji’s face you might think he just discovered the cure to a rare disease, but the truth is much better. He found a way to get a delicious chicken sandwich for only 140 yen (US$1.34) from McDonald’s.

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(cheap eats • Chicken Cheeseburger • Chicken Crisp • cream cheese • McDonald's • Seiji Nakazawa)

Get into the tropical summer spirit with a pineapple-flavored McDonald’s shake!

Kay
Jun 16, 2016

McDonald’s Japan’s “Summer Shake” series this year will start off with Okinawa Pineapple!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(McDonald's Japan • Okinawa • pineapple • shake • shakes • sweet)

Hanabi roll cake is the most festive, delicious cake of 2016 – possibly too beautiful to eat

KK Miller
Jun 16, 2016

It promises to be an explosion of yummy in your tummy.

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(dessert • fireworks • roll cake • summer • watermelon)

Roleplay as a Japanese student at classroom-themed izakaya, Rokunen Yonkumi

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

With themed rooms and waiters who act as teachers and nurses, you’ll never want to leave elementary school again!

Culture, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(cute • elementary school • fun • izakaya • school • schoolchildren • students • themed restauraants • tourism • tourist spots • weird)

How to customise Starbucks Japan’s Baked Cheesecake Frappuccino and give it the taste of tiramisu

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

We’ll show you how to order off the menu at Starbucks to create a mind-blowingly delicious frappucino that tastes like a cheesecake-based Tiramisu.

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(cafes • Cheesecake • coffee • desserts • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • summer • sweets • tiramisu)

Enjoy an Alice In Wonderland afternoon high tea party with Cozy Corner bite-size character cakes

Oona McGee
Jun 15, 2016

The Mad Hatter and all his loveable friends are invited!

Cute, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
(afternoon tea • Alice in Wonderland • Alice Through The Looking Glass • cakes • cosplay • Cozy Corner • Disney • high tea • sweets)

Summer sweetness arrives at Krispy Kreme Japan as colorful watermelon and lemon shaped doughnuts!

Kay
Jun 14, 2016

The new summer offerings from Krispy Kreme Japan are not only mouth-watering, but also eye-popping as well!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • lemon • sweets • watermelon)

Free Wi-Fi coming to McDonald’s Japan branches

Casey Baseel
Jun 14, 2016

McDonald’s Japan is famous for listing “free smiles” on its menu, and soon it’ll be offering free Internet access too.

Food & Drink, Games & Tech, Japan
(fast food • free • McDonald's • restaurants • travel • Wi-Fi)

Japanese cook uses sushi-making as inspiration for beautifully artistic bread loaves

Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2016

The illustrated breads even include images that change colours halfway through the loaf.

Anime & Manga, Cats, Cute, Food & Drink, Japan
(anime • art • bread • cats • cute • cute characters • manga • Rilakkuma • Snoopy • Totoro)

We take on the “Giga Monster Burger” at Teddy’s Bigger Burger【Taste Test】

Jamie Koide
Jun 14, 2016

Two of our reporters try to tackle this 20-centimeter (8-inch) burger tower!

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(eating • giga monster burger • hamburgers • hawaii • taste test • teddy's bigger burgers)

BonAppetour startup lets you cook and dine with Tokyo locals in their homes

Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2016

We visited Mariko’s home near Shinjuku for a variety of unique cultural experiences, including a lesson in making gyoza and a homemade feast complete with sake and shochu.

Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(BonAppetour • cooking • gyoza • home cooking • Japanese culture • tourism • tourists • travel)

McDonald’s Japan debuts three new ingredients, limited-time burgers in new “hidden” campaign

Krista Rogers
Jun 13, 2016

Can you guess the three new toppings to be added to menu staples like the Teriyaki McBurger, Chicken Filet, and Double Cheeseburger?

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(burgers • cream cheese • jalapenos • limited time • McDonald's • menu • teriyaki)

Fruit drink expired for 21 years delivers a literal fruit punch to our staff【RocketScience】

Master Blaster
Jun 12, 2016

You would never guess what a can of fruit drink from 1995 smells like, and now, thanks to us, you won’t have to.

Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
(expired food • fruit drink • gross • Morinaga • nectar • RocketScience)

Could this be the ultimate McDonald’s “drive-through” experience? 【Video】

Kay
Jun 12, 2016

This McDonald’s customer paid for his order in cash and received his hamburger — without setting foot in the store!

Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink, Internet, Japan
(drive through • fast food • McDonald's Japan • video)

We taste-tested 10 convenience store roll cakes for Roll Cake Day!

Evie Nyan
Jun 11, 2016

June 6 was Roll Cake Day in Japan, and while we’ve never needed an excuse to stuff ourselves full of cake, we took full advantage of the occasion anyway by sampling TEN convenience store roll cakes!