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Starbucks Japan creates first-ever lucky jiggly Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Dec 21, 2019
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It’s all about fortune and fun for the first New Year of the Reiwa era.

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• Japan
• (adzuki • azuki • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese sweets • kinako • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • warabi mochi)

Japan now has sweet onigiri cakes and they’re absolutely delicious

• Oona McGee
  Dec 19, 2019

We try eight of the new Omusubi sweets that people in Japan are going crazy for right now. 

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• Japan
• (cakes • COK • food • food review • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • omusubi • onigiri • rice balls • SNO • sweets • taste test)

Air Wagashi: New Nike Air Max sneakers are the delicious kicks we’ve all been waiting for

• Oona McGee
  Oct 18, 2019

Limited-edition footwear inspired by traditional Japanese confectionery.

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• Global
• (cool • design • fashion • Japanese sweets • Japanese tea ceremony • Nike • shoes • sneakers • style • tea ceremony • wagashi)

Japanese Phantom Cheesecake: A sweet so popular 2,000 sold in ten minutes

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2019

We try the mysterious cheesecake that people in Japan are crazy for.

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• Japan
• (cafes • Cheesecake • COK • Criollo • desserts • food • Japanese cheesecake • Japanese sweets • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

New Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan comes filled with sweet potato fries 【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2019

The Sweet Potato Gold Frappuccino and Macchiato are exclusive to Japan this autumn. 

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • imo kenpi • Japanese sweets • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweet potato • sweets)

Dead body of college girl found inside refrigerator at Japanese sweet store in Tokyo

• Scott Wilson
  Jul 7, 2019

More like something out of a horror manga than real life.

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• Japan
• (Arakawa • crime • Japanese sweets • murder • terrible • Tokyo)

New Choco Mint Pocky comes covered in pastel green mint chocolate

• Oona McGee
  Jun 7, 2019

Mint chocolate now looks as cool as it tastes. 

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• Japan
• (choc mint • chocolates • food • Glico • Japanese sweets • mint • mint chocolate • Pocky • summer • sweets)

We try epic pancakes at Japanese coffeehouse chain Doutor

• Oona McGee
  May 24, 2019

Skip Starbucks and head to a premium Doutor for some of the country’s best pancakes.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffeehouses • desserts • Doutor • Japanese sweets • Mr. Sato • OK • pancakes • SNOJ • sweets)

New Kumo Cloud Cake from Tokyo is the Japanese sweet on everyone’s lips right now

• Oona McGee
  May 22, 2019

Taste the clouds on your tongue and float away to a better place in the heart of the capital.

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• Japan
• (cakes • cloud cake • clouds • COK • desserts • hotels • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • Mandarin Hotel • SNOJ • sweets • Tokyo)

Enjoy beautiful Japanese snacks and tea at Saryo Fukucha in Kyoto

• Shannon McNaught
  Apr 4, 2019

Japanese sweets and teas every bit as elegant and colorful as Kyoto itself.
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• Japan
• (cafe • Japanese sweets • Kyoto • tea • wagashi)

Fujiya’s new Mille-Feuille Burger spreads Japanese sweet tastes on crunchy, creamy cake buns

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 7, 2019

The monarch of milky munchies has managed to mix mille-feuille with all manner of classic Japanese treats!

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• (COK • Fujiya • Japanese sweets • K. Nagahashi • milky • mille-fueille • SNOJ • sweet burgers • taste test)

Expert paper crafter fashions more wondrous creations from popular Japanese snack packaging

• Koh Ruide
  Dec 17, 2018

The creativity and talent is seriously impressive.

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• Japan
• (Japanese sweets • Japanese Twitter • origami • packaging • papercraft • Pringles • snacks)

New Japanese Kit Kat features flavour of traditional shingen mochi dessert

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2018

If you love the Japanese raindrop water cake that’s been taking the world by storm, you’ll love this new Kit Kat variety.

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• Japan
• (chocolates • Japanese Kit Kats • Japanese sweets • Kit Kats • mizu shingen mochi • shingen mochi • water cake • Yamanashi)

Häagen-Dazs Japan releases new ice cream flavours inspired by fairytales

• Oona McGee
  Aug 17, 2018

Open the lid and step into your favourite fantasy world with these new ice creams from Japan.

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• Japan
• (Alice in Wonderland • desserts • fairytales • food • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • Japanese sweets • Snow White • sweets)

Japanese schoolgirl feeds sweets to fans via 4-D VR headsets 【Video】

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2018

The special headset delivers a Japanese sweet into your mouth in real-time as this “once-in-a-millenium beauty” feeds it to you.

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• Japan
• (4-D • candy • Japanese candy • Japanese sweets • Kanna Hashimoto • marketing • Puccho • sweets • VR)

Sweet Japanese jelly treat offers a different scene with each slice from the same dessert

• Koh Ruide
  Sep 4, 2017

Entertain your guests with a bird that slowly unfurls its wings and flies towards the waxing moon.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • confectionery • innovative • Japanese sweets • jelly)

Japanese city famous for its production of swords and knives now has katana-shaped ice cream

• Meg Murphy
  Aug 25, 2017

Centuries of craftsmanship has amounted to this moment.

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• Japan
• (food • Gifu Prefecture • ice cream • Japanese sweets • katana ice cream)

Sakura jellies containing whole cherry blossoms take the market by storm in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Mar 6, 2017

These sakura-filled dewdrops are every bit as delicious as they are beautiful.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • Japanese sweets • sakura • sweets)

Custard pudding with natto fermented soybeans? We try the new dessert craze sweeping Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 22, 2017

It might sound like an unusual pairing, but according to Japanese sweet connoisseurs, this is actually a delicious combination!

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• Japan
• (desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • natto • purin • sweets)

New matcha Pocky from Japan is a heavenly treat for green tea lovers

• Oona McGee
  Feb 9, 2017

This limited-edition flavour tastes just like the matcha you would get at a formal Japanese tea ceremony!

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• Japan
• (chocolates • Glico • green tea • Japanese sweets • matcha • Pocky • sweets)

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