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It’s a cake in a can! Shake and drink liquid strawberry shortcake now available in Japan
Now you can drink strawberry shortcake from a can — and even shake it to the consistency of your choice!
- Japan
- (acure • cake • dessert drinks • drinks • Japan Railways • JR • sweets • vending machines)
Tokyo restaurant offers all-you-can-drink beer, cocktails for 24 hours for less than three bucks
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2017
Shockingly generous deal even lets you go home, take a break, and come back for more booze.
- Japan
- (alcohol • all you can drink • beer • drinks • izakaya • restaurants • Tokyo)
Christmas cake-flavored Pepsi is set to make the holidays a little sweeter in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2017
Forget the milk and leave Santa a bottle of this snow-white Pepsi to wash down his cookies with instead.
- Japan
- (cake • Christmas • Christmas cake • cool • drinks • pepsi • soda • strawberry • sweets • weird)
Suntory explains the simple science behind how it makes its amazing clear tea beverages【Video】
- Koh Ruide
Nov 8, 2017
Video demonstration released to celebrate the launch of new Transparent Black Tea.
Here’s where to find possibly Japan’s cheapest, most mysterious vending machine
- Casey Baseel
Nov 7, 2017
Local landmark lets you quench your thirst and satisfy your curiosity with just one of Japan’s cheapest vending machine-usable coins.
Japan’s “Leftover Bathwater Drink” wants you to imagine beautiful nude women as you sip it
- Casey Baseel
Oct 31, 2017
Teasingly titillating beverage also comes in handsome man version, is upfront about its not-so-dirty secret.
Starbucks Japan unveils new holiday season Frappuccino releases
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2017
With delicious flavours like these, it really is the season to be jolly.
- Japan
- (cafes • Christmas • coffees • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks)
Kyoto “Cloud Drink” lets you taste the weather as it turns into rain and disappears into your tea
- Oona McGee
Oct 27, 2017
This is the sweetest shower of rain we’ve ever seen!
- Japan
- (cafes • clouds • cool • cute • desserts • drinks • Instagram • Kyoto • matcha • sweets • tea • wow)
Anime canned coffee from China has us hoping for a sequel to a caffeinated beverage【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 20, 2017
Nijigen has Japanese influences both inside and out.
Japan’s McCafé gives us new line of drinkable apple desserts and they look perfectly delectable!
- Kay
Oct 19, 2017
Looking for something sweet? Now you can drink an apple dessert at a McCafé in Japan!
Japan now has drinkable roasted sweet potato, and it’s practically a dessert in a bottle!
- Kay
Oct 12, 2017
One of Japan’s comfort foods will be available as a hot dessert drink straight from a vending machine!
McDonald’s Japan giving away 130 million free coffees starting 16 October
- Master Blaster
Oct 12, 2017
Special offer leaves us with few Mc’scuses not to try their new coffee.
- Japan
- (Cinnamon Melts • coffee • drinks • fast food • food • free • McDonald's)
Starbucks You Are Here Collection expands to Japan with beautiful Mt. Fuji mugs
- Casey Baseel
Sep 28, 2017
Taking a look around these mugs is like taking a mini trip around Japan.
Starbucks’ first-ever Japanese hojicha tea Frappuccino is here, but how’s it taste?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 19, 2017
After the incredible success of the green tea Frappuccino, Meg tries out the new tea flavor exclusive to Japan.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • hojicha • Meg • Starbucks • sweets • taste test • tea)
McDonald’s Japan adds cheese smoothie to their autumn menu
- Oona McGee
Sep 18, 2017
Fruit and cheese is a heavenly combination.
- Japan
- (autumn • cheese • drinks • fall • grape • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • smoothies)
In Japan, you can now get Coca-Cola pre-mixed with coffee【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 12, 2017
Vending machine-exclusive delivers more caffeine than standard Coke.
- Japan
- (canned coffee • Coca-Cola • coffee • Coke • drinks • taste test • vending machines)
Enjoy autumn with persimmon, matcha, chestnut beer and more at the Japanese-style Beer Fair
- Koh Ruide
Sep 11, 2017
Taste some ice-cold autumn goodness.
Sailor Moon Cafe 2017 opens this month in Tokyo, Osaka with Luna burgers, Tuxedo Mask black curry
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2017
Latest iteration of anime restaurant also salutes Sailor Uranus and Neptune’s forbidden…smoothie?!?
- Japan
- (anime • cafes • cool • drinks • food • manga • Sailor Moon • sweets • themed restaurants)
Move over, matcha. Starbucks makes its first-ever hojicha roasted green tea Frappuccino
- Casey Baseel
Sep 5, 2017
The coffeehouse chain dives deeper into the world of Japanese tea.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • grape • green tea • hojicha • Starbucks • sweets • tea)
McDonald’s Japan is bringing back their matcha treats again this year with a new twist
- Meg Murphy
Aug 30, 2017
They’re bringing back some old favorites, plus a new item we have to try!
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Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
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