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7-Eleven Japan (Page 4)

Not just matcha, but Meccha Matcha! 7-Eleven Japan marks first tea harvest with new sweets lineup

• Casey Baseel
  May 7, 2025
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Nearly a dozen new green tea treats are coming to 7-Eleven Japan to mark shincha season.

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How to have a 1,000-yen senbero at 7-Eleven Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2025

Can you still get tipsy on a budget using just convenience store goods?

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7-Eleven adds U.S.A. orange chicken to its range in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Can this convenience store chain give Panda Express a run for its money?

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Starbucks vs 7-Eleven: Which chain serves up the best acai drink in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2025

On-trend flavour put to the test in this Smoothie-Frappuccino showdown.

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7-Eleven Japan adding fresh-brewed tea machines to 2,000 stores, but is their tea any good?

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 4, 2025

Mr. Sato sets out to taste the future of 7-Eleven drinks at one of its Tokyo branches where the machinery is ready to use right now.

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7-Eleven Japan’s new acai smoothie becomes a hit with customers

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2025

Run, don’t walk, to try this special limited-edition drink.

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7-Eleven Japan’s sakura sweets show cherry blossom beauty can be found all over【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2025

From donuts to domyoji, 7-Eleven shows it knows how to do cherry blossom desserts.

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7-Eleven Japan planning to become even more awesome by baking its own bread in-store

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 9, 2025

Convenience store chain planning major in-store cooking upgrades to thousands of branches in Japan.

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7-Eleven Japan’s sweet potato smoothie goes viral on social media

• Oona McGee
  Feb 26, 2025

No other convenience store drink stands up to this one right now.

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7-Eleven Japan’s most popular product with foreign tourists is…a unique chocolate gummy

• Oona McGee
  Jan 30, 2025

Sweet treat flies under the radar for locals, but becomes a massive hit with overseas visitors.

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7-Eleven pancakes become a hit with American tourists in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 27, 2025

There’s a unique way Americans like to eat this convenience store sweet.

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7-Eleven Japan releases fukubukuro lucky bags filled with convenience store surprises

• Oona McGee
  Nov 23, 2024

Cute details that konbini lovers will go mad for.

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7-Eleven releases a secret Cafe Latte Smoothie at select stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2024

A new discovery that’s taking customers totally by surprise.

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Imitation fish sperm appears at 7-Eleven Japan【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 22, 2024

Is plant-based shirako worth putting in your mouth?

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • food • imitation food • plant-based food • shirako • SNJO • taste test • tofu • werid)

7-Eleven “Cream Box” is Japan’s newest must-try convenience store sweet

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2024

A unique local specialty, set to become a nationwide comfort food. 

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Do 7-Eleven Japan’s new back-to-budget-friendly-basics rice bowls make us happy?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 14, 2024

The fight against convenience store price creep heats up.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • bento • budget • cheap food • COK • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • taste test • Ureshii Ne)

How to make a Japanese convenience store bento look like a meal from a restaurant

• Oona McGee
  Sep 13, 2024

Local hack elevates convenience store food in seconds.

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7-Eleven combines two Japanese convenience store sweets into one for an epic treat

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2024

New dessert is heaven for lovers of cream puffs and Japanese puddings.

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7-Eleven Japan now sells fresh-fried doughnuts, but are they any good?【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2024

A new release set to shake up the Japanese convenience store food scene.

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7-Eleven Japan wants to refocus on being affordable, will expand budget-friendly food line

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 6, 2024

Ureshii Ne expansion is happy news for anyone who thinks convenience stores have gotten too expensive to be worth it.

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