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KFC Japan develops new fried chicken designed to taste great with beer, other alcoholic drinks
- Casey Baseel
Nov 27, 2023 - Tweet
A bird for booze.
Starbucks Japan gives us a pistachio Frappuccino for Christmas 2023
- Oona McGee
Nov 23, 2023
New drinks capture the nuttiness of Christmas with a unique twist.
- Japan
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Suntory announces massive price spike for Japanese whisky, some types more than double in price
- Casey Baseel
Nov 22, 2023
For expensive times, make it Suntory time.
- Japan
- (alcohol • drinks • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • Suntory • Whiskey • whisky)
Do cheese and matcha go together? We find out with Starbucks Japan’s limited-time customisation
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2023
A cheesy green tea Frappuccino to celebrate the holidays.
- Japan
- (Anji Tabata • customisation • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Japanese city gets its very own Starbucks Frappuccino for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2023
Limited-edition drink celebrates milestone anniversary in style, with a nod to the local dialect.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • matcha • Osaka • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Canned zosui rice porridge poised to be new hot drink vending machine hero in Japan this winter
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2023
Hot vending machine drinks inspired by hot pot.
- Japan
- (drinks • Dydo • food • hot pot • hot vending machines • Japanese vending machines • soup • vending machines • zosui)
Epic melon pancakes found at hidden cafe in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2023
Proof that some of Tokyo’s best secrets are hiding underground.
- Japan
- (cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • Ginza • Japanese melon • kissaten • Masanuki Sunakoma • melon • pancakes • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)
Christmas arrives early at Starbucks in Japan with new Merry Cream Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Nov 3, 2023
Limited-edition beverage looks set to be the hit drink of the festive season.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2023 • Christmas in Japan • COK • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
No talking allowed, at all, at new Tokyo cafe, even when you’re ordering【Videos】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2023
Gestures are the only way to communicate at this Harajuku cafe.
- Japan
- (cafes • clever • COK • cool • drinks • Entaku • quiet • restaurants • silent • video • weird)
Drinkable Choco Flakes in a can contains…pieces of actual corn?!
- Oona McGee
Oct 30, 2023
When you want to remind people what cornflakes are made of, in an unforgettable way.
- Japan
- (canned drinks • cereal • choco flakes • COK • corn • cornflakes • drinks • food • Japanese food • K. Masami • SNJO • taste test • weird • weird drinks)
Starbucks Japan serves up “Merry Cream” in its new Christmas Frappuccino for holiday season 2023
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2023
New “heart-pounding” beverages promise to get us in the festive mood this winter.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2023 • Christmas in Japan • COK • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Things get heated, violent as we add bath salt to senbero drinking session【Japan’s Best Home Senbero】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2023
A tale of alcohol, vengeance, and reconciliation – all for less than 1,000 yen!
- Japan
- (alcohol • COK • crazy • drinks • funny • Japan’s Best Home Senbero • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • senbero • SNJO • weird)
New canned cocktail designed to perfectly pair with Japanese food, created with AI【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2023
Kirin’s Jojo Shochu Soda is here, but did the AI know what it was doing?
- Japan
- (AI • alcohol • artificial intelligence • canned cocktails • cocktails • COK • drinks • food • Japanese food • Kirin • shochu • SNJO • taste test)
Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee
- Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2023
Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten.
- Japan
- (art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)
We get a taste of Starbucks Japan’s new Halloween Booooo Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2023
A surprising drink that plays pranks on customers, in the most wonderful ways.
- Japan
- (cool • cute • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2023 • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • limited edition • mugs • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • taste test)
Starbucks Japan’s new Halloween Frappuccino says Booooo for 2023
- Oona McGee
Oct 11, 2023
Black drink and cake play tricks on us with hidden treats.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • chocolate cake • COK • cool • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2023 • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Maid street in Akihabara gets a new vending machine that’s sweeter than usual
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2023
An assassin has infiltrated the famous otaku neighbourhood in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Egawa Tasuku • Japanese vending machines • maid cafes • maids • Max Coffee • new • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines)
Tokyo’s new solo-customer-only cafe is an all-inclusive, view-filled paradise for party of one
- Shannon
Oct 5, 2023
Food, drinks, Wi-Fi, and more await you–but just you.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • restaurants • shinjuku • solo dining • solo travel)
Detective Pikachu coffee coming to cafes in Japan, plus special sweets as Poké-sleuth returns【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2023
Pokémon fans will want to get to Pronto quickly.
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • coffee • cute • Detective Pikachu • Detective Pikachu Returns • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • sweets • video games)
We test the limits of a Starbucks customisation with Japan’s new Osatsu Butter Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Oct 1, 2023
Taking things to the extreme, but will it pay off in the end?
- Japan
- (Anji Tabata • butter • COK • cool • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • imo kenpi • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweets)
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