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Starbucks Japan releases new Christmas drink that can be topped with whipped cream

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2025
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Japan-exclusive beverage promises to be a feast for the eyes this holiday season. 

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• (berry • chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods, drinkware and candles for the 2025 holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Oct 31, 2025

Three never-before-seen candles, in scents inspired by the chain’s tea and coffee blends.

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• (Bearista • candles • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • COK • cool • cups • drinks • drinkware • exclusive • limited edition • mugs • ornaments • Starbucks • Starbucks candle • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • stationery • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas Frappuccino and holiday drinks for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2025

With Halloween yet to come, Starbucks is already serving up festive cheer.

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• (Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • Joyful Medley • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)

Japan actually grows coffee, but how does it taste?【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Oct 26, 2025

After more than 40 years of effort, Tokunoshima Coffee is finally available for purchase.

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• Japan
• (Amami Islands • coffee • COK.Tokunoshima • drinks • Kagoshima • Kagoshima Prefecture • taste test • Tokunoshima Coffee)

Four things not to do with recycling boxes in Japan【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 22, 2025

Coca-Cola Japan shows the sad transformation recycling boxes can go through if people are too selfish to use them properly.

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• (Coca-Cola-Coca-Cola Japan • drinks • etiquette • manners • recycling • recycling boxes • society • trash cans • video)

Tokyo’s Shibuya losing popularity as a place to go drinking, drops out of top 10 in survey

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 21, 2025

What’s behind the Shibuya slide as a spot to grab a drink?

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• Japan
• (alcohol • drinking • drinks • overtourism • Shibuya • society • survey • Tokyo)

What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Denny’s in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2025

Find out what you should order from the menu at this super popular family restaurant chain.

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• (cheap eats • cheap finds • COK • cool • Denny's • Denny's Japan • drinks • family restaurants • food • Japanese food • japanese snacks • Japanese sweets • restaurants • snacks • SNJO • sweets)

Classy and cute, Ghibli cloth coasters are here in time for autumn tea time【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 14, 2025

Tea with Totoro, anyone?

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• (anime • coasters • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks celebrates Halloween with new Frappuccino, tea and drinkware in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2025

Join us as we find out if these new items live up to the hype.

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• (autumn • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2025 • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan releases new latte containing an unusual floral ingredient

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2025

Limited-edition release turns a Japanese autumn flower into a beverage.

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• (chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea)

Starbucks releases first-ever vending machine-exclusive drink in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2025

Limited-edition beverage is a historic first for the coffeehouse chain.

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• (autumn • caramel • coffee • coffee drinks • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese vending machines • limited edition • macchiato • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • vending machines)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween Frappuccino for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2025

Limited-edition drink takes cat cosplay to new levels. 

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• (acai • cats • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • halloween • Halloween 2025 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Pokémon appear at Pronto cafes in Japan for a limited time, but there’s one thing missing from the menu

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2025

Glaring omission makes us wonder what will happen to Pikachu in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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• (anime • drinks • food • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Legend Z-A • Pronto • restaurants • SNJO • themed restaurants • video games)

Put sesame oil in your coffee? Japanese maker says it’s the best way to start your day【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2025

Promises the unusual addition will make your cup “richer and more fragrant.”

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• (coffee • COK • crazy • drinks • sesame oil • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Tasting–and troubleshooting–the elusive, slushy-like Below Zero version of Mitsuya Cider

• Krista Rogers
  Oct 1, 2025

We learned some hacks for ensuring the special drink that’s said to partially freeze when you open it does what it’s supposed to do.

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• Japan
• (Below Zero • COK • cool • drinks • frozen • Mitsuya Cider • Natsuno Futon • SNJO • soda • soft drinks • vending machines)

Starbucks has a Japanese pajama-themed dessert drink, but how does it taste?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2025

Starbucks Japan teams up with Gelato Pique for a very unique collaboration.

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• (COK • drinks • Earl grey • Gelato Pique • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • tea)

Starbucks Japan releases exclusive new pyjama drink and goods in collaboration with Gelato Pique

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2025

Japanese loungewear and sleepwear brand takes “wearable dessert” concept to new levels.

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• (autumn • Bearista • coffee • COK • cool • cosy • drinks • Gelato Pique • latte • limited edition • loungewear • sleepwear • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Catch Gengar croissants and Lucario sodas at Pronto’s Pokémon collab this fall

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 13, 2025

With original goods and seven fully-decorated stores, it’s the perfect event for any Pokémon fan.

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• (anime • cafes • character goods • COK • cool • cute • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • video games)

Starbucks Japan serves surprise fall Frappuccino with rare appearance by Western pear【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2025

Western pear hardly ever shows up in desserts in Japan, but does it work as a Frappuccino flavor?

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• (COK • drinks • Frppuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • K. Masami • pear • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • western pear)

Starbucks Japan releases a surprising new Frappuccino for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 10, 2025

Limited-edition beverage reveals the heartwarming story of a nearly extinct fruit.

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• Japan
• (autumn • Chico • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • La France • La France pear • limited edition • pear • pears • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • younashi)

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