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Mister Donut releases new sweet potato doughnuts in Japan, and we’ve ranked them from best to worst

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2026
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Not every doughnut is worth the calories.

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Mister Donut releases new doughnuts that look and taste like Japanese sweet potatoes

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Limited-edition collection serves up a taste of Japanese autumn with deliciously clever details.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • pop groups • roasted sweet potatoes • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan’s free doughnut deal could sway you from a convenience store breakfast

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2026

Once only available at select stores, this breakfast deal is now available across Japan.

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Mister Donut becomes “Mrs. Donut” for sweet new Mrs. Green Apple collaboration

• Oona McGee
  Jul 13, 2026

J-pop superstars take over Mister Donut with exclusive surprises for a limited time.

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• (bands • donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • J-Pop • Japanese idols • Misdo • Mister Donut • Mrs. Donut • Mrs. Green Apple • music • new • pop groups • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan adds two cute limited-edition doughnuts to its summer menu

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2026

Stay cool with penguins and drift ice, complete with popping candy crystals.  

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• (animals • cute • donuts • doughnuts • drift ice • food • Hokkaido • Kawaii • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • penguins • summer • sweets)

We try Krispy Kreme Japan’s first-ever all-you-can-eat doughnut deal

• Oona McGee
  Jul 3, 2026

Eating unlimited doughnuts isn’t as easy as you might think.

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Krispy Kreme Japan releases new fruit doughnuts…that taste better cold

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2026

We find out if these limited-edition treats really taste like the fruits that inspired them.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • food • fruit • Krispy Kreme • limited edition • Peach • pineapple • SNJO • summer • sweets • watermelon)

Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2026

An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world. 

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Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2026

Kitakitsune Milk celebrates the charm of Hokkaido with kawaii style. 

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Japan now has gyoza doughnuts, and they taste like no other doughnut we’ve tried before

• Oona McGee
  May 8, 2026

Gyonuts look set to become the nation’s trendiest new sweet. 

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Japan’s Mister Donut Japan tries its hand at Taiwanese-style street food donuts

• Elliot Hale
  May 1, 2026

Do they live up to the hype of their Taiwanese inspiration?

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• (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • new • Sakupofun • SNJO • street food • sweets • Taiwanese street food • taste test • Yui Imai)

How many doughnuts can you pack in a Mister Donut all-you-can-pack deal?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

And most of all, is it worth the effort?

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Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie takes a delicious turn, complete with a Question Block surprise.

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Mister Donut wows matcha lovers in Japan with new Dora Matcha doughnuts

• Oona McGee
  Mar 21, 2026

Like a sweet fusion between doughnuts and dorayaki pancakes, this is an Uji matcha experience you need to try while in Japan.

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• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Gion Tsujiri • Kyoto • matcha • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • sweets • Uji Matcha)

Mister Donut unveils new sakura doughnuts for cherry blossom season 2026

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2026

Proof that hanami flower-viewing season is a delicious time of year in Japan.

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• (cherry blossoms • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Lawson adds doughnuts to its convenience store sweets range, but are they good enough to go viral?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 2, 2026

A new convenience store sweet…but you need to be lucky to find it.

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Mister Donut releases a secret Godiva doughnut you won’t find in stores

• Oona McGee
  Jan 23, 2026

With four doughnuts in one, this might be Japan’s most decadent doughnut – but there’s a hack to buying this hidden treat. 

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• (chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Godiva • hack • Mister Donut • sweets)

Pokémon doughnuts appear at Mister Donut, with all-new Pikachu and Foongus

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2025

Find out if these new Pokémon are worth capturing.

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• (anime • COK • cute • diglett • donuts • doughnuts • food • Foongus • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Krispy Kreme releases a special tsukimi moon-viewing doughnut in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2025

A sweet twist on a Japanese tradition.

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• (donut shops • donuts • doughnuts • junk food • Krispy Kreme • moon viewing • sweets • tsukimi)

Mister Donut turns doughnuts into Japanese idols for new range in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 23, 2025

Taking oshi culture into new realms of fandom.

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• (autumn • chestnuts • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • sweet potato • sweets • taste test)

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