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Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag, but you’ll have to act fast to get one

• Casey Baseel
  2 days ago
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Fukubukuro season starts very early for Starbucks fans in Japan.

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• (bags • cafes • coffee • drinks • drinkware • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup • fukubukuro roundup 2027 • Lucky Bag Roundup • lucky bag roundup 2027 • Lucky Bags • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Liquid croissant coffee is coming to Japanese stores this month

• Elliot Hale
  2 days ago

Suntory’s newest Craft Boss release promises the taste of freshly dunked buttery pastry in a single bottle.

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• (BOSS • Boss coffee • coffee • COK • Craft Boss • crazy • croissants • drink • drinks • Suntory • weird)

First-ever cafe on Tokyo Imperial Palace Garden grounds is now open

• Casey Baseel
  2 days ago

Green oasis in the center of Tokyo is site of city’s newest cafe serving exclusive coffee blend.

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• (cafes • coffee • drinks • food • Imperial Palace • Imperial Palace East Garden • Japan travel • restaurants • Tokyo • tourism • travel)

Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  3 days ago

Starbucks Japan’s premium brand is ready to help you get started on Christmas shopping right now.

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• (Christmas • drinks • drinkware • Starbcuks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery)

Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  4 days ago

Three new drinks, featuring seven kinds of tea, join the Starbucks Japan menu.

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• (COK • drinks • Earl Gray • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • Joyful Medley • K. Masami • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2026

Each beverage has its own unique character so you can choose which one you’d like to party with.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2026 • Christmas Frappuccino • coffee • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • winter)

Middle Eastern juice bar B-Fresh lands in Harajuku

• SoraNews24
  Oct 24, 2026

Refresh yourself with fruity sweetness while the crowds have yet to discover the store.

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• Japan
• (B-FRESH • boba tea • bubble tea • COK • drinks • Harajuku • juice bar • Mr. Sato • smoothies • SNJO • tapioca • Tokyo)

Zombies serve cocktails and Pochita turns into parfait at Universal Studios Japan this Halloween

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 23, 2026

Are you ready for a taste of terror?

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • COK • drinks • food • halloween • manga • Osaka • Resident Evil • scary • theme parks • Universal Horror Nights • Universal Studios • Universal Studios Japan • USJ • USJ Halloween • video games • zombies)

New craft beer made from Japanese udon noodles celebrates centuries of Mizusawa food culture

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2026

Noodles loved by hot spring fans and temple pilgrims become a very unique brew.

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• (alcohol • beer • craft beer • drinks • food • Gunma • Ikaho • Japan travel • Mizusawa udon • Noodles • tourism • travel • udon)

Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino and drinkware, but are they worth buying this year?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2026

We find out if double the cats makes for double deliciousness.

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• (cats • drinks • drinkware • Frappuccinos • Frappucinos • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan serves up new Coffee Espresso Cream Frappuccino for Nighttime Dolce Coffee range

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2026

A new way to have your dessert and drink it too. 

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• Japan
• (affogato • coffee • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Milan • Reserve Cafe • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Cafe)

Starbucks Japan releases new seasonal chilled cup tea latte with surprising accents in flavour

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Limited-edition drink serves up a new taste of autumn.

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• (autumn • chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • Joyful Medley • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea • tea latte)

Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino for 2026, inspired by a cat in a mystery forest

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

The Phantom Purple Cat brings mysterious charm to two exclusive limited-edition drinks.

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• (cats • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • yoghurt • yogurt)

Viral Yokohama cafe tops teas with mini teapots with a clever smoldering secret [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026

We head to Chazhong for a treat for our taste buds and our eyes.

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• (cafes • clever • COK • cool • drinks • milk team • SNJO • tea • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)

Starbucks Japan says sayonara to the Filone for new sandwiches and a Pumpkin Soupuccino

• Oona McGee
  Oct 3, 2026

Things are changing at Starbucks, but is it for the better?

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• (baguette • bread • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • sandwiches • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan keeps the Pumpkin Spice Latte alive this autumn

• Oona McGee
  Oct 2, 2026

Seasonal exclusive graces the menu for a limited time, proving pumpkin spice isn’t dead in Japan.

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• (autumn • coffee • drinks • latte • limited edition • pumpkin • Pumpkin Spice • Pumpkin Spice Latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

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

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)

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)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2026

Pokémon + Starbucks takes us on an epic coffee adventure, and now we want to catch ’em all.

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