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Premium Japanese whisky is now in chocolate form with Suntory Yamazaki and Hibiki nama chocolate
- Casey Baseel
Jan 23, 2023 - Tweet
Kamakura chocolatier teams up with distiller as Japan enters its chocolate-crazy season.
- Japan
- (alcohol • chocolate • COK • drinks • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • nama chocolate • Suntory • Suntory Hibiki • Suntory Yamazaki • sweets • Whiskey • whisky)
Japanese makers of Tropicana fined 19 million yen for “100% Melon” juice with only 2% melon juice
- Master Blaster
Jan 20, 2023
Accountability never tasted so sweet.
- Japan
- (COK • crime • drinks • fruit • Kirin Beverage • melon juice • melons • scams • Tropicana • weird)
Domino’s Japan creates a bacon shake for dipping pizzas into
- Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2023
“Unknown fusion” is a crazy new way to enjoy pizza.
- Japan
- (bacon • burgers • COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • dominos pizza • drinks • food • milkshakes • new • pizza • shakes • sweets)
Chainsaw Man Cafe opening in three cities in Japan, food looks bloody delicious【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2023
Who better to run a cafe than violent anime devil hunters Denji and Power?
- Japan
- (anime • anime cafes • cafes • Chainsaw Man • drinks • food • manga • restaurants • sweets • themed cafes)
Starbucks Japan’s Valentine’s Day Frappuccino and Bouquet drink are here, but are we in love?
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2023
We’re not sure how you could pack much more chocolate or floral flavor into a single cup than Starbucks Japan has here.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Earl grey • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • tea • Valentine's Day)
Starbucks Japan’s new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino is a saucy nod to a Japanese tradition
- Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2023
The only date we need this Valentine’s Day.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • desserts • drinks • fondant • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • valentine's chocolate • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Tea with Totoro! Ghibli star gets his own green tea and drinkware line【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2023
Three different teas and Hasamiyaki ceramics make tea time with the Studio Ghibli star cute and classy.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • drinkware • green tea • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • Totoro)
The top five Starbucks Frappuccinos in Japan in 2022
- Oona McGee
Dec 30, 2022
It was a year of great flavours, but which ones were the best?
- Japan
- (COK • cute • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • Frappuccinos • K. Masami • review • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japanese New Year’s Frappuccino: Too delicious to wait for January to drink【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 27, 2022
The ingredients of this Frappuccino, including kelp, don’t just taste great, traditional Japanese culture says they’ll give you blessings for the year to come.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • genmaicha • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • kelp • kombu • matcha • New Year's • osechi • Oshogatsu • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)
Seaweed in your green tea Frappuccino? Starbucks Japan has a bold idea for its New Year’s drink
- Casey Baseel
Dec 20, 2022
Starbucks goes old school with the semi-secret ingredient in its newest matcha Frappuccino.
- Japan
- (chai • drinks • Frappuccinos • genmaicha • green tea • hoicha • Japanese Frappuccinos • kombu • matcha • seaweed • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
Never grow up at OH MY CAFE’s Peter Pan collaboration in Japan this winter
- Shannon
Dec 15, 2022
You’ve seen Neverland, but have you ever eaten it?
- Japan
- (cafes • cute • Disney • drinks • food • OH MY CAFE • Peter Pan • restaurants • themed restaurants)
Starbucks Japan’s Christmas customisation is the festive treat you need to try these holidays
- Oona McGee
Dec 12, 2022
A very cute way to add a dash of Christmas flavour to your Frappuccino.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • cookies • customisation • customization • cute • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • K. Masami • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Pepsi creates a new cola for Christmas fried chicken in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2022
Raise a toast with special ingredients designed to enhance the traditional Japanese Christmas meal.
- Japan
- (ads • COK • Cola • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Joyman • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks)
Starbucks Japan releases its second festive Frappuccino for 2022, but is it as good as the first?
- Oona McGee
Dec 1, 2022
A surprising departure from your usual Christmas flavours.
- Japan
- (caramel • Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • K. Masami • mille-feuille • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Bottled hot water selling like bottled hot cakes in Japan
- Master Blaster
Nov 24, 2022
Hot water is the hottest water around.
- Japan
- (Asahi Soft Drinks • bottled water • business • drinks • health • Oishii Mizu Tennensui Sayu • sayu)
Starbucks Japan unveils second new Christmas Frappuccino for the 2022 holiday season
- Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2022
New limited-edition beverages spread golden festive cheer.
- Japan
- (Christmas • Christmas 2022 • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • Holiday Season • limited edition • mille-fueille • pastries • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
Bleach Coca-Cola is on sale in Japan and won’t kill you, but how does it taste?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2022
We crack open a can of the crossover between Coca-Cola and the Bleach anime/manga franchise.
- Japan
- (anime • Bleach • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Japan • COK • Cola • cool • drinks • manga • SNJO • soft drinks • taste test • Thousand Year Blood War)
Tsundere beer now on sale in Japan, but it’s not like she brewed it for you or anything, baka!
- Casey Baseel
Nov 19, 2022
A beer with two sides to its flavor for the anime archetype with two sides to her personality.
Asahi now sells hot bottled water in Japan as an alternative to coffee or tea
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2022
For when you want something to warm you up, but aren’t in the mood for the standard hot drinks.
- Japan
- (Asahi • COK • convenience stores • drinks • hot drinks • water • weird)
Christmas arrives at Starbucks Japan with first festive Frappuccino for 2022
- Oona McGee
Nov 2, 2022
A beverage that’ll have you humming Christmas jingles for the rest of the day.
- Japan
- (brownies • cakes • chocolate • Christmas • Christmas 2022 • COK • dessert drinks • desserts • drinks • festive • Frappuccinos • gingerbread • Holiday Season • K. Masami • red velvet • review • Santa • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
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