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Japan creates Umeboshi Pickled Plum and Takuan Pickled Radish colas to pair with rice dishes

Oona McGee
May 29, 2016
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The unusual new flavours are designed to go down well with traditional Japanese meals.

Food & Drink, Japan
(Coca-Cola • Cola • cool • drinks • pickles • rice • Shizuoka • umeboshi • weird flavors)

We go to bed with Coca-Cola’s new Sleep Water to test its snooze-inducing effects

Oona McGee
May 28, 2016

Coca-Cola claims its new drink will reduce stress and anxiety while promoting drowsiness and restful sleep, but does it deliver on its promise?

Food & Drink, Japan, Lifestyle
(Coca-Cola • drinks • health • L-Theanine • RocketScience • sleep • taste test • water)

Studio Ghibli sound effects master recreates canned coffee commercial with just his voice 【Video】

Krista Rogers
May 23, 2016

We bet you’ve never heard anything quite so “delicious for your ears” as this unique commercial and its accompanying second !

Anime & Manga, Food & Drink, Japan
(anime • canned coffee • coffee • commercial • cool • drinks • sound effects • Studio Ghibli • video)

Japan gets world’s strongest carbonated Pepsi, packaged in a new reinforced bottle

Oona McGee
May 19, 2016

While a one-litre (two-pint) bottle of Pepsi usually contains 1.0 GV (gas volume), these much smaller bottles now pack 5.0 GV in more than half the size.

Food & Drink, Japan
(Cola • drinks • fizzy drinks • limited edition • new • pepsi • Suntory)

Starbucks Japan’s new Baked Cheesecake Frappuccinos promise to be both cheesy and awesome

Casey Baseel
May 19, 2016

The coffeehouse is giving Japan something to look forward to during the dreaded rainy season.

Food & Drink, Japan
(Cheesecake • drinks • Frappuccino • Starbucks • sweets)

Frozen fruit used as ice cubes: Colorful, fun, and deliciously refreshing! 【Taste test】

Kay
May 11, 2016

Using frozen fruit as ice cubes in your drink sounded like an awesome idea, so we tried it with seven different fruits, and here’s how they turned out!

Food & Drink, Japan
(cool • drinks • frozen fruit • fruits • ice)

Gorgeous Taiwanese travel mugs have us green with tea envy 【Photos】

Casey Baseel
May 4, 2016

Whether your cup is half-empty or half-full, it’s always best if it’s beautiful too.

Food & Drink, Taiwan
(beautiful • coffee • drinks • tea • travel mugs • tumblers)

Chocolate Brownie Matcha Frappuccinos make their glorious return to Starbucks Japan

Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2016

The wait is over to once again enjoy this amazing East-meets-West dessert beverage.

Food & Drink, Japan
(drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • matcha • Starucks • sweets)

Beautiful marshmallow flowers are in bloom at Tokyo’s Dominque Ansel Bakery!

Kay
Apr 12, 2016

Sakura season may be over in Tokyo, but we were still able to see some beautiful and sweet flowers bloom at the Dominique Ansel Bakery in Omotesando, Tokyo!

Food & Drink, Japan
(cronuts • Dominique Ansel Bakery • drinks • flower • marshmallow • sakura • sweets)

Does Japan’s green tea white wine taste like tea, wine, or something else entirely?【Taste Test】

Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2016

Once we heard about matcha white wine from Kyoto, we knew we had to try it for ourselves.

Food & Drink, Japan
(alcohol • drinks • green tea • matcha • taste test • white wine • wine)

We try “The Dream,” Asahi’s new, purportedly “perfect” beer【Taste Test】

Mike
Apr 1, 2016

The beverage giant recently released this canned brew in direct response to consumer surveys asking the Japanese public to name its most desired qualities in a beer…