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Starbucks Japan puts a bow on peach season with new limited-edition Peach Creamy Tea Latte
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2026 - Tweet
Starbucks says sayonara to the summer fruit with a new limited-edition beverage.
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- (drinks • Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • milk tea • Peach • peaches • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea • tea latte)
Starbucks Japan releases three new peach drinks, but the real star isn’t the Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2026
One drink will have us coming back for more this summer.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Peach • Peach Frappuccino • peaches • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)
Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino, tea and soda drinks for summer
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2026
Serving up peaches three ways – melty, fizzy and chunky.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Peach • Peach Frappuccino • peaches • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)
Starbucks Japan unveils new Frappuccino showcasing “mottainai” culture
- Oona McGee
Jun 2, 2026
Bringing Japanese culture to the table in a delicious and heartwarming way.
- Japan
- (banana • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • honey • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • mottainai • mottainai bananas • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Starbucks Japan adds a new Frappuccino and Milk to the menu, but are they worth the calories?
- Oona McGee
May 12, 2026
Chunky by name, but hopefully not by nature.
- Japan
- (dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry • taste test)
Starbucks Japan releases two new “chunky” drinks… and matching gel designs for our nails
- Oona McGee
May 10, 2026
Match your nail art to your favourite drink with this surprising new release.
- Japan
- (dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • gel nails • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • nail polish • nail salon • nails • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry)
Starbucks Japan releases FIVE new Frappuccinos in a day, and we try them all in 90 minutes
- Oona McGee
Apr 13, 2026
Find out if these limited-edition drinks are really treasures worth hunting for.
- Japan
- (coffee • Cookie • cookies • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • hojicha • Japanese Frappuccino • Kaga Bo Hojicha • limited edition • limited edition flavors • melon • Star Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea • yoghurt • yogurt)
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.
- Japan
- (coffee • Cookie • cookies • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • Japanese Frappuccino • Kaga Bo Hojicha • limited edition • limited edition flavors • melon • ojicha • Star Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea • yoghurt • yogurt)
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”.
- Japan
- (dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • green tea • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • matcha • sencha • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Tea & Cafe • Starbucks Tea and Cafe • tea • Teavana)
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?
- Japan
- (choux cream • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese strawberry • limited edition • limited edition flavors • shu cream • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberries)
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.
- Japan
- (choux cream • coffee • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • shu cream • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
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.
- Japan
- (dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • limited edition flavors • My Fruit³ Frappuccino • Peach • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Starbucks Japan opens new Kyoto store in Place of Scenic Beauty
- Oona McGee
Mar 14, 2026
A new type of teahouse cafe opens in Kyoto’s popular historic tourist area.
- Japan
- (Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Kyoto • Maruyama Park • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea • travel • Yasaka Shrine)
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.
- Japan
- (choux cream • coffee • cream puff • cream puffs • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • limited edition • limited edition flavors • shu cream • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Is Starbucks Japan’s new Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino suitable for adults?
- Oona McGee
Mar 4, 2026
Tiny Frappuccino is designed for young girls, so we find out if it’s too sweet for adults.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Doll's Festival • drinks • Frappuccino • girls' day • Hinamatsuri • Hinamatsuri Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Peach • sakura • SNO • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Starbucks Japan releases first-ever Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino
- Oona McGee
Feb 26, 2026
New mini-size Frappuccino caters to girls and the traditional doll’s festival that honours them.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • Doll's Festival • drinks • Frappuccino • girls' day • Hinamatsuri • Hinamatsuri Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • Peach • sakura • spring • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)
Starbucks Japan adds new sakura Frappuccino and cherry blossom drinks to the menu
- Oona McGee
Feb 20, 2026
Limited-edition spring drinks make their way to Starbucks, but are they worth buying?
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2026 • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • K. Masami • latte • matcha • review • sakura • sakura 2026 • sakura Frappuccino • SNJO • soda • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea)
Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura Frappuccino for cherry blossom season 2026
- Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2026
Limited-edition drinks capture the excitement and anticipation of a Japanese spring.
- Japan
- (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2026 • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • matcha • sakura • sakura 2026 • sakura Frappuccino • soda • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)
Starbucks Japan releases new Chocolate Milk for Valentine’s Day
- Oona McGee
Feb 4, 2026
The green mermaid shakes up the menu with a limited-edition twist on a classic drink.
- Japan
- (chocolate • Chocolate milk • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • limited edition • limited edition flavors • milk • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Valentine's Day)
Starbucks Japan releases a new Valentine’s Day Frappuccino…with a special dipping waffle cookie
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2026
Billed as “the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat”, this new release is more than a drink – it’s an exclusive experience.
- Japan
- (affogato • cacao • chocolate • coffee • cookies • cool • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Valentine's Day)
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