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Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 3, 2026
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Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • food • Garigari-kun • internationalism • Japam travel • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets • tourism • travel)

Japan’s Super Volunteer, 86-year-old Haruo Obata, heads to the Kumamoto earthquake site

• Master Blaster
  Aug 3, 2026

Your friendly neighborhood Super Volunteer.

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• Japan
• (disasters • earthquake • Haruo Obata • Kumamoto • kumamoto earthquake • Kumamoto earthquake 2026 • society • Super Volunteer • volunteering)

7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety

• Oona McGee
  Aug 3, 2026

Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • choc mint • choco mint • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • mint • mint choco • mint chocolate • sandwiches • sweets • weird)

Japanese popsicle experiment says eating one before going outside in summer helps keep you cool

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 3, 2026

Maker of Garigari-kun explores whether one of Japan’s favorite frozen treats can work as a pre-cooling agent.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • experiment • food • Garigari-kun • heat • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets)

We tried Starbucks Japan’s new coffee for people who don’t drink coffee

• Oona McGee
  Aug 3, 2026

Does the new “Clear Coffee” have what it takes to bring a non-coffee drinker into the fold?

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• Japan
• (Clear Coffee • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

7-Eleven Japan adds new chocolate fruit gummies to its sweets range, but are they worth the hype?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 3, 2026

Convenience store chain has become the place to go for gummies, and fans are going wild for them.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • food • gummies • gummy candies • gummy candy • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)

Japanese vending machine sells freshly squeezed lemon juice with a futuristic light show

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2026

We test the sourness of the juice but get distracted by a surprise performance.

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• Japan
• (cool • drinks • hidden gems • Japanese vending machines • juice • lemon juice • lemons • Osaka • SNJO • vending machines • weird • weird vennding machine)

Studio Ghibli’s No Face twirls to sound of Spirited Away’s theme song in beautiful accessory box

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2026

This box comes pre-loaded with something for anime fans to treasure.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • manga • music box • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Daiso now sells stress-relief punching bags, but are they worth beating on?

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2026

Is this a cheap way to beat away stress, or a case of cheaping out that’ll have us feeling even more frustrated?

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• Japan
• (100 yen shop • 100 yen store • COK • crazy • Daiso • exercise • fitness • SNJO • stress • weird)

Air-conditioned dress shirts arrive in Japan to save working professionals from sweltering heat

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2026

These dress shirts are sure to have fans.

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• Japan
• (Air conditioning • air-conditioned clothes • clever • cool • dress shirts • fashion • gadgets • heat • shirts • technology • Yofuku no Aoyama)

Koei Tecmo continues to be an investment firm that also happens to make video games

• Master Blaster
  Aug 1, 2026

I’ve yet to see Berkshire Hathaway’s psychological horror game.

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• Japan
• (business • investment • Keiko Erikawa • Koei • Koei Tecmo • video games)

Live-action Princess Mononoke is coming to streaming as a live event, previews look amazing [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

Kabuki adaptation of Studio Ghibli anime masterpiece will be shown online, but you’ll need to mark the date on your calendar.

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• Japan
• (anime • kabuki • Live action • manga • Princess Mononoke • Princess Mononoke kabuki • stage plays • streaming • Studio Ghibli • video)

Tokyo security guard’s famous station tape font becomes official custom Nike streetwear

• Elliot Hale
  Aug 1, 2026

Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.

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• Japan
• (art • calligraphy • clothes • COK • fashion • font • graphic design • Mr. Sato • Nike • Nike Shinjuku • packing tape • shinjuku • Shuetsu Sato • SNJO • streetwear • tape • Tokyo • typography)

Godiva Japan gets into the shaved ice scene with two luxurious frozen desserts this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

Godiva brings its chocolate expertise to a traditional summertime favorite in Japan.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • food • Godiva • Godiva Japan • shaved ice • sweets)

Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better.

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• Japan
• (an bread • anko.an • anpan • bakeries • bread • Coolish • food • ice cream • Lotte • SNJO • sweet beans.sweet red beans.sweet bean paste • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan opens new store inside historic seaside quarantine station near Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2026

Sip on Starbucks in a setting once linked to infectious diseases.

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• Japan
• (architecture • artists • cafes • coffee • cool • culture • history • Japan travel • Nagahama Quarantine Station • new openings • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stores • Tangible Cultural Property • tourism • travel • Umi no Koen • Yokohama)

Japan’s foreign resident population hits record high as Japanese population hits record low

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2026

The number of Japanese citizens falls below 120 million for the first time in 42 years, but the foreign community continues to grow.

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• Japan
• (demographics • foreigners • foreigners in Japan • foreigners living in Japan • Japan permanent residency • Living in Japan • permanent residency • population • population decline • society)

Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away earrings featuring mysterious anime bathhouse character

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2026

Cleverly designed jewellery sways while you wear it, just like Kasuga-sama does in the animated film.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • culture • Donguri Kyowakoku • earrings • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • jewellery • jewelry • Kasuga sama • Kasuga Shrine • Kasuga Taisha • merchandise • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

7-Eleven Japan adds new cold soup smoothies to its convenience store drinks range

• Oona McGee
  Jul 31, 2026

Cold soup smoothies are good for the gut and good for the ‘Gram.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience store drinks • convenience store finds • convenience stores • corn • drinks • food • gazpacho • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • smoothie • smoothies)

New service lets Tokyo tourists display their faces on giant screen at Japan’s busiest intersection

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 31, 2026

Pedestrian crossing outside Shibuya Station to lean even harder into tourist selfie appeal.

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• Japan
• (Japan travel • Shibuya • Shibuya crossing • Shibuya intersection • Shibuya Scramble • Shibuya scramble crossing • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

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