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Häagen-Dazs

Japanese sweet potato ice cream season! Häagen-Dazs and Muji take different paths to our hearts

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 21, 2026
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Two completely different ways to make a delicious Japanese autumn dessert.

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• Japan
• (beni haruka • beniharuka • COK • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs releases new Green Tea sandwich in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2026

We find out if this ice cream has what it takes to make matcha lovers swoon.

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• Japan
• (COK • Crispy Sandwich • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ASMR ice cream called “Rocky Crunchy!”

• Oona McGee
  Mar 12, 2026

Meet the new stars of your next viral ASMR video.

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• Japan
• (ASMR • COK • convenience stores • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Rocky Crunchy! • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs may have made the perfect sweet potato ice cream, and it’s a Japanese convenience store exclusive

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 18, 2025

Häagen-Dazs’s Japan hardly ever disappoints, but hardly any ice cream has ever made our taste-tester this happy.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Family Msrt • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)

What’s so “Japan mind” about Häagen-Dazs’ new “Japan Mind” ice cream?

• Oona McGee
  Aug 28, 2025

Yuzu White Chocolate scratches the surface of what lies beneath Japanese society.

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• Japan
• (COK • green tea • gyokuro • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream.food • matcha • matcha sweets • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

Why does Häagen-Dazs Japan have two different types of green tea ice cream, and do we need both?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 26, 2025

Green Tea isn’t the only green tea ice cream Häagen-Dazs makes these days.

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• Japan
• (COK • green tea • gyokuro • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream.food • matcha • matcha sweets • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

The Häagen-Dazs Japan fukubukuro lucky bag is filled with…ice creams from 2023

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

A unique way to get a taste of limited-edition flavours from the past.

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• Japan
• (COK • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Gotemba • Gotemba Premium Outlets • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese ice cream • konbini • love live • lucky bag • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • manga • new year • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • SNJO)

New marvelously mysterious mochi ice creams celebrate 40 years of Häagen-Dazs Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2024

Taste-testing the mixes of ice cream, mochi, and one other all-star Japanese dessert ingredient.

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• Japan
• (anko • COK • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • mochi • SNJO • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test)

Comparing Japanese sweet potato ice creams that unite both summer and fall in one cup【Taste test】

• Elliot Hale
  Sep 21, 2024

Beating the heat with the flavor of autumn.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience store food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • K. Masami • MOW • SNJO • supermarket food • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • Taberu Bokujo Yakiimo)

Experiment: Can you make good matcha lattes by melting green tea ice cream?【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 20, 2024

Could this matcha alchemy be for real?

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• Japan
• (COK • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • matcha • matcha latte • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • Zen-Noh)

Japanese survey reveals the top 10 most popular ice creams in Japan

• Shannon
  Dec 27, 2023

There’s a lot of vanilla, but chocolate takes the top spots.

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• Japan
• (food • Garigari-kun • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • ice cream monaka • Japanese ice cream • sweets • top 10 • Yukimi Daifuku)

Trying Häagen-Dazs Japan’s Brûlée Brûlée Brûlée for a taste of, well, crème brûlée

• Shannon
  Nov 4, 2023

No, that’s not a typo.

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• Japan
• (creme brulee • Family mart • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • Japanese ice cream)

Häagen-Dazs brings back its popular mochi ice cream line with two classic, luxurious flavors

• Dale Roll
  Sep 25, 2023

Highlighting the simplicity of Japanese sweets in ice cream form. 

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• Japan
• (azuki • COK • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • kinako • matcha • mochi ice cream • red beans • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Japan’s new Ice Cream Fondue Pizza promises the great taste of ice cream and mushrooms together!

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 24, 2023

An adventure for your stomach from Japan’s low-key crazy pizza maniacs.

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• Japan
• (Aoki's Pizza • crazy • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • pizza • sweets • weird)

All-you-can-eat Häagen Dazs among 200 other frozen foods at Osaka’s Chin! Suru Restaurant【Pics】

• Master Blaster
  Jun 16, 2023

This place is loaded with food, and you will be too.

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• Japan
• (Ajinomoto • all-you-can-eat • Chin! Suru Restaurant • frozen food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • microwaves • okonomiyaki • Osaka • pop-up shops • restaurants • Sharp)

Häagen-Dazs celebrates New Year with a fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 3, 2023

With over 20 ice creams inside, this is a great way to start 2023!

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• Japan
• (COK • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs’ Japan’s new sweet potato ice cream disappoints AND completely satisfies us

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 17, 2022

We regret being so quick to judge the Kanjuku Beniharuka, but not being so quick to eat it.

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• Japan
• (beniharuka • COK • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test)

Mitsuimo tart “caramelized sweet potato tart” ice cream hits the shelves at Lawson convenience stores

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 17, 2021

Häagen-Dazs Japan rolls out a perfect, leveled-up mitsuimo sweet treat for this autumn season.

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• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Lawson • mitsuimo • seasonal • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • taste test • yaki imo • yakiimo)

Japan’s new Sachertorte Häagen-Dazs is filled with unexpected surprises

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2021

Rich chocolate cake becomes a luxury ice cream with a sweet message.

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• Japan
• (cakes • chocolate • COK • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs Japan’s delicious mochi ice cream makes a comeback this fall

• Shannon
  Aug 15, 2021

What’s summer heat? We can already taste the autumn deliciousness.

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• Japan
• (fall • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • mochi ice cream • seasonal specials)

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