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Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2026
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Pokémon + Starbucks takes us on an epic coffee adventure, and now we want to catch ’em all.

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• (anime • bottles • cups • drinks • drinkware • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gaming • goods • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon + Starbucks • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers • video games)

Starbucks and clothing brand Beams team up for launch of second collaborative core collection

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 15, 2026

You can wear your love for coffee on your sleeve in this new series of Starbucks Stand by Beams clothing and lifestyle goods–literally, in one case.

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• (BEAMS • coffee • collaboration • fashion • goods • lifestyle • pop-up • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • store)

Hunter x Hunter teams up with Shimamura clothing chain for clothing and more treasures galore

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 9, 2026

Going hunting for some items to spice up your life? Shimamura has got you covered, quite literally.

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• (accessories • anime • clothing • collaboration • goods • Hunter x Hunter • lifestyle • manga • merch • Shimamura • Yoshihiro Togashi)

Japan’s Valentine’s Day gets extra cute with the return of KitKat Heartful Bear【Photos】

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 9, 2026

This year, KitKat is bringing everyday goods like pouches, tumblers, and towels to make the holiday feel much more adorable.

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• (Afternoon Tea Living • bears • COK • collaboration • collaboration goods • cute • gifts • goods • Heartful Bear • KitKat • KitKat Heartful Bear • limited edition • love • Nestle • Nestle Japan • products • Valentine's Day • Valentine's Day gifts)

Japanese beef bowl chain Sukiya’s 2026 Smile Box lucky bag basically pays for itself

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 5, 2026

This year’s lucky bag is all about everyday usefulness.

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• Japan
• (beef bowl restaurant • chain restaurant • COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • fukubukuro roundup 2026 • goods • gyudon • lucky bag • Lucky Bag 2026 • lucky bag roundup 2026 • lucky bags 2026 • merchandise • Saya Togashi • SNJO • Sukiya)

Harajuku’s new permanent Tamagotchi shop is filled with cuteness and a surprising lack of poop

• Elliot Hale
  Jan 2, 2026

The colorful displays and activities make Tamagotchi feel a lot less stressful than what we remember.

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• (COK • cute • event • goods • Harajuku • Harakado • merchandise • Natsuno Futon • shop • SNJO • Tamagotchi • Tamagotchi Factory • Tokyo • Tokyu Plaza)

Classic anime Inuyasha teams up with discount shop Thank You Mart for first time with new merch

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 3, 2025

This nostalgic merch lineup will transport you right back in time to your youth without needing to fall down any wells.

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• (anime • collaboration • exclusive • goods • Inuyasha • manga • merch • Rumiko Takahashi • Thank You Mart)

Duolingo to open first pop-up store Duomart in Japan for a very limited time next month

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 27, 2025

The store will be stylized after a typical Japanese convenience store and will feature goods of the beloved green owl mascot character and more.

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• (COK • convenience stores • Duolingo • Duomart • goods • konbini • language learning • linguistics • merchandise • Shibuya • Tokyo)

Classic shojo manga magazine Ribon partners with 3 Coins for nostalgic lifestyle goods series

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 26, 2025

Set your heart aflutter with an impressive 92 goods from six nostalgic and beloved stories that first ran in Ribon.

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• (3 Coins • collaboration • goods • merchandise • Ribon • shojo manga)

New Pokémon x Ippudo collaboration has Pikachu on board as ramen chef

• Oona McGee
  May 21, 2025

Exclusive goods only available at one Pokémon Center in Japan.

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• (anime • cute • food • Fukuoka • goods • hakata • Hakata Ippudo • Hakata ramen • Ippudo • Japanese food • manga • merchandise • Noodles • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • ramen • video games)

Are all Starbucks coffee sizes the same? Testing the viral video claim in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2025

Surely a Tall-sized coffee can’t fill a Venti to the brim…can it?

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• (coffee • COK • cups • drinks • goods • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • viral video)

Starbucks Japan releases new range of pink drinkware and gift cards for Mother’s Day

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2025

An alternative sakura drinkware collection.

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• (cherry blossoms • coffee • COK • cups • drinks • drinkware • gifts • goods • Mother's Day • mugs • sakura • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks drinkware • Starbucks Japan • tumblers)

Catbus plushie jumps out of the anime world and into your arms for Ghibli cuddles

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2025

Cute character wants to be your fur baby.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • goods • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • plush toys • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by evening cherry blossoms

• Oona McGee
  Feb 22, 2025

Tumblers, mugs, Stanley cups…and a blanket to keep you warm during night-time hanami picnics.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • cups • drinkware • goods • hanami • mugs • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura drinkware • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks drinkware • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan reveals new sakura drinkware collection, inspired by cherry blossoms in the sun

• Oona McGee
  Feb 11, 2025

Range includes limited-edition stationery, bags and a gorgeous Stanley cup.

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• (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • cups • drinkware • goods • hanami • mugs • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura drinkware • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks drinkware • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks sakura • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan reveals new Valentine’s Day goods for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Jan 10, 2025

Limited-edition mugs, cups and tumblers serve up a whole lot of love with the cutest cats around!

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• (animals • cats • cute • drinkware • glasses • goods • holidays • limited edition • mugs • shop • shopping • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tumblers • Valentine's Day)

Starbucks Japan reveals new winter holiday goods to wrap up 2024

• Oona McGee
  Dec 25, 2024

Mugs, tumblers and limited-edition Stanley cups with Hokkaido’s shimaenaga snow fairy as the star. 

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• (animals • birds • Christmas • Christmas 2024 • cute • drinkware • ermine • glasses • goods • holidays • limited edition • mugs • shimaenaga • shop • shopping • snow fairy • Stanley • Stanley cup • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tumblers)

Studio Ghibli adds more magic to its Kiki’s Delivery Service collection

• Oona McGee
  Aug 13, 2024

Anime movie goods designed to “lift your mood, even on challenging days”.

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• (accessories • anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli unveils cool Japanese fans for summer

• Oona McGee
  May 22, 2024

No Face and Totoro will keep you looking and feeling cool all summer long!

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • Donguri Kyowakoku • fans • Ghibli • goods • Japanese fans • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)

Spring Mos Burger x SpongeBob lucky bags bring us fun under the sun【Photos】

• Krista Rogers
  May 1, 2024

There are no Krabby Patties to be found inside but plenty of other useful nautical nonsense.

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• (chain • COK • collaboration • goods • lucky bag • Mos Burger • photos • Restaurant • SNJO • Spongebob Squarepants)

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