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Is Starbucks Japan’s new sakura matcha Frappuccino a green tea lover’s dream?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 1, 2025
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Final limited-edition drink for cherry blossom season is giving traditional Japanese sweet vibes.

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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 • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • combini • convenience stores • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • roasted sweet potatoes • smoothie • smoothies • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • taste test)

Nana’s Green Tea releases unique sakura treats for cherry blossom season in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 23, 2025

Anyone up for a salty sakura lassi?

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• (cafes • cake • cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • green tea • lassi • matcha • Nana's Green Tea • parfait • parfaits • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • yoghurt • yogurt)

Pepsi Zero Peach is being released in one area of Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 23, 2025

An exclusive limited-edition flavour for a very special event.

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• (2025 Osaka World Expo • COK • Cola • drinks • japanese drinks • Kansai • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Osaka • pepsi • soft drinks • World Expo)

Family Mart becomes Family Nyart with new range of sweets for Cat Day in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 22, 2025

Japanese convenience store chain serves up the cutest treats for cat lovers.

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• (Cat Day • cats • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • Coony • cute • drinks • Family mart • food • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • marketing • Mofusand • SNJO)

Starbucks Ginza House now sells the most expensive matcha Frappuccino in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 19, 2025

New Uji matcha drinks you can only get at this location, but are they worth the high price tag?

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• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Ginza • green tea • latte • limited edition • matcha • matcha frappuccino • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Ginza House • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)

Starbucks Japan adds a new sakura latte to its menu for cherry blossom season

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2025

Under-the-radar drinks took Frappuccino customers by surprise on release day.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • drinks • hanami • limited edition • sakura • sakura 2025 • soy • soy milk • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura)

Sakura parfait contains six layers of sweets to get us in the mood for cherry blossom season

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2025

Like eating a Japanese cherry blossom tree in full bloom.

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• (cafes • cherry blossoms • COK • drinks • food • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Starbucks Ginza House opens in Japan, with exclusive matcha drinks you can’t get anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2025

Chain’s 2,000th store brings things full circle for the green mermaid in Japan.

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• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Ginza • green tea • latte • limited edition • matcha • matcha latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Ginza House • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve • tea • Teavana)

Tokyo’s Sakeice O’Choco alcoholic hot chocolate both does and doesn’t contain “sake”

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 14, 2025

A lot of linguistics, and a lot of flavor, goes into each and every cup of this dessert drink (and there’s room for debate about the cup too).

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• (alcohol • chocolate • drinks • hot chocolate • Japanese language • linguistics • sake • Sakeice • shochu • sweets)

Godiva Japan working pink magic with new Sakura Chocolixirs

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 13, 2025

Two different cherry blossom chocolate dessert drinks mean we’ve got a big, and sweet, decision to make.

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• (cafes • cherry blossoms • chocolate • Chocolixir • drinks • Godiva • Godiva Japan • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Sakura scent coffee and sweets appear at Japan’s low-key, highly tasty coffeehouse chain

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 12, 2025

Doutor is getting noticed with a very tempting lineup of cherry blossom coffee, cakes, and more.

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• (cafes • cherry blossoms • coffee • COK • drinks • food • restaurants • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2025

• Oona McGee
  Feb 10, 2025

Limited-edition pink drink captures the beauty of hanami flower-viewing picnics.

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Sakura season begins at Lotteria Japan with new mochi pie and parfait shake

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2025

Sweet treats bring hanami cherry blossom-viewing to the menu for a limited time.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom treats • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • chocolate • drinks • hanami • Lotteria • milkshake • pie • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura drinks • sakura Frappuccino • sweets)

Ruru Cafe Shibuya wows customers by serving coffee and sweets on unique water tables

• Oona McGee
  Feb 7, 2025

A new Tokyo hotspot, where your meal looks like it’s floating on water.

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• (cafes • COK • cool • cool japan • design • drinks • dry landscape • Japanese rock garden • Japanese sweets • Kare Sansui • latte • Nure Sansui • review • Ruru • Ruru Shibuya • Shibuya • Shibuya Sakura Stage • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo • tourist sites • travel • Zen • zen garden)

Japan’s unique tradition of bottle keep, where your drink literally has your name on it

• Elliot Hale
  Feb 2, 2025

It started with bars, but now even family restaurants are getting in on the act.

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• (Asami Oshima • Bamiyan • bottle keep • COK • culture • drinks • family restaurants • liquor • shochu • SNJO • tradition • Whiskey • Yumean)

Adult Mint Chocolate beer appears in Japan and makes for some funky food pairings【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2025

Should you pair your mint chocolate beer with Pocky or kimchi?

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• (alcohol • beer • chocolate • chocolate mint • COK • drinks • mint • mint chocolate • Sapporo Beer • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan releases new sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2025

• Oona McGee
  Jan 29, 2025

Treat your taste buds to a hanami flower-viewing party.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossom treats • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • chilled cup • conveniece stores • drinks • Frappuccino • hanami • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura drinks • sakura Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan releases new Ruby Chocolate Frappuccino for Valentine’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Jan 22, 2025

Drink a ruby, with the exquisite flavours of the world’s “fourth chocolate”.

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• (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • ruby chocolate • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)

JoJo’s bizzare/beautiful beer – Manga creator Hirohiko Araki designs Ebisu Beer cans

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 18, 2025

Illustrations take inspiration from classic bijinga posters.

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• (alcohol • anime • beer • drinks • Ebisu Beer • Hirohiko Araki • Jojo's bizarre adventure • manga • Yebisu Beer)

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