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Starbucks Japan releases FIVE new Frappuccinos in a day, and we try them all in 90 minutes

• Oona McGee
  Apr 13, 2026
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Find out if these limited-edition drinks are really treasures worth hunting for. 

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Drink vending machines disappearing in Japan as number drops to lowest in 30 years

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 11, 2026

In the land of vending machines, what’s behind the biggest single-year decrease ever for soft drinks?

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• (COK • convenience stores • drinks • society • soft drinks • vending machines)

Peanuts and Coke becomes a viral hit in Japan, but is it a trend worth joining?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

“Farmer’s Coke” is having a moment in Japan, and surprising people in the U.S.

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McDonald’s Japan adds new Hello Kitty and Pompompurin drinks to the menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

Sanrio characters add sweetness to first-ever McDonald’s smoothie and frappe collaboration, complete with a Japanese idol commercial. 

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Starbucks Japan closing only Shinkansen platform branch for popularity-triggered renovations

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2026

Even the massively popular coffee chain itself wasn’t expecting such a positive response, prompting temporary closure less than half a year after opening.

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Starbucks Japan unveils epic Frappuccino hunt with five to find in new Star birthday campaign

• Oona McGee
  Apr 4, 2026

There is a way to try them all.

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Japan now sells…sake made with moth poop?!?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 30, 2026

Moth poo and cherry blossom leaves are the secret ingredients in Secret Spring. 

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• (brewery • cherry blossoms • chuhicha • cool • drinks • Fukushima • Haccoba • insect tea • insects • Japanese sake • moth poo • moths • sake • sake brewery • sakura • weird)

Starbucks Japan adds new Sencha Matcha Tea Frappuccino to its menu, but only at 28 locations

• Oona McGee
  Mar 28, 2026

Expand your knowledge of Japanese tea culture with three new green “experiences”.

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Starbucks Japan has a new Frappuccino on the menu, but does it really taste like a cream puff?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

Starbucks goes strawberry crazy this spring, but is it a good thing?

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Drinkable pixels: 7-Eleven Japan creates new convenience store juice with “pixels” inside

• Oona McGee
  Mar 25, 2026

Exciting new juice with over-the-top design features can only be found in six prefectures.

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• (7-Eleven • art • combini • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cute • design • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • juice • konbini • limited edition • Peach • pixel • pixel art • Pixels)

Starbucks Japan adds exclusive limited-edition Frappuccino drinks to the menu for spring

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2026

Choux cream pastry is one of the flavours ready to boost your mood this season.

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A secluded British mansion in Chiba is a hidden holy land for afternoon tea lovers

• Elliot Hale
  Mar 23, 2026

You might get lost on your way there, but you’ll be rewarded by a stunning escape filled with scones, antiques, and cow-shaped jugs.

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Why you should be adding Calpis to your beer in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 22, 2026

A trendy way to enjoy beer in Japan.

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• (alcohol • beer • beer cocktail • Calpis • cocktails • drinks • hack • japanese drinks • SNJO)

This Japanese vending machine doesn’t sell drinks, but you can buy drinks through it

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 20, 2026

There’s nothing for sale inside the machine, but Okinawan spirits and delicious deserts are waiting on the other side.

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• (alcohol • bars • cafes • COK • cool • crazy.clever • drinks • food • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • vending machines)

Umamusume food and drinks dash into real world at Family Mart convenience stores[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 18, 2026

Family Mart’s lineup includes actual Hachimi Drink, collaboration also features “magic” clear files.

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• (anime • convenience stores • drinks • food • Japanese convenience stores • manga • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Umamusume • Umamusume: Pretty Derby • video games)

Starbucks Japan releases new My Fruit³ Frappuccino at only 34 stores around the country

• Oona McGee
  Mar 17, 2026

Rare, super-personalised Frappuccino gets a new look for spring. 

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Starbucks Japan’s Cream Puff Frappuccino is here! Did it make Friday the 13th lucky? [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 14, 2026

Our Frappuccino expert brushes aside fears of bad fortune to taste test two new drinks.

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• (choux cream • COK • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drinks • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • shu cream • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)

Japan has a cute Pokémon menu you probably don’t know about yet

• SoraNews24
  Mar 10, 2026

Under-the-radar Japanese cafe chain serves a delicious salute to Ditto in celebration of Pokémon Pokopia.

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• (anime • desserts • ditto • donuts • drinks • food • Komeda • Komeda Coffee • manga • nintendo switch • Pokemon • Pokémon Pokopia • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • themed restaurants • video games)

Starbucks Japan offers special sakura picnics at Reserve Roastery Tokyo beside Meguro River

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2026

Enjoy a special experience at one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2026 • drinks • hanami • limited edition • Meguro • picnics • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sakura • sakura 2026 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)

Starbucks Japan releases a new Cream Puff Frappuccino for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 7, 2026

Exclusive drinks will make you feel like you’re biting into a choux cream pastry.

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