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Krispy Kreme Japan gets extra-local with adorable new Hokkaido snow fairy donuts

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 5, 2026
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Northern Japan’s heart-meltingly cute birds inspire new mouthwatering sweets.

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• (birds • COK • cute • donuts • food • Hokkaido • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Premium Hokkaido • shima enaga • shimaenaga • snow fairy)

Krispy Kreme Japan is baking up two new donuts that you can only get at one spot in the country

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2026

Two classy fall flavors are on their way, but might require some travel to taste.

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• Japan
• (an • an butter • anko • chestnuts • COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium Nagoya • Nagoya • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets)

Pokémon donuts are coming to Krispy Kreme in the U.S. [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2026

Pikachu, the original starter trio, and one more old-school Pokémon are getting ready to warm fans’ hearts and satisfy your sweet cravings.

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• (anime • cool • cute • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Krispy Kreme Japan’s free doughnut deal could sway you from a convenience store breakfast

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2026

Once only available at select stores, this breakfast deal is now available across Japan.

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• (awesome • breakfast • cafes • coffee • cool • crazy • donuts • doughnuts • food • free • free donuts • free food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • SNJO • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan adds two cute limited-edition doughnuts to its summer menu

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2026

Stay cool with penguins and drift ice, complete with popping candy crystals.  

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • donuts • doughnuts • drift ice • food • Hokkaido • Kawaii • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • penguins • summer • sweets)

We try Krispy Kreme Japan’s first-ever all-you-can-eat doughnut deal

• Oona McGee
  Jul 3, 2026

Eating unlimited doughnuts isn’t as easy as you might think.

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • all-you-can-eat doughnuts • all-you-can-eat sweets • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited edition • Original Glazed • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo)

Krispy Kreme Japan releases new fruit doughnuts…that taste better cold

• Oona McGee
  Jun 28, 2026

We find out if these limited-edition treats really taste like the fruits that inspired them.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • fruit • Krispy Kreme • limited edition • Peach • pineapple • SNJO • summer • sweets • watermelon)

Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2026

An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world. 

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • Doughwich • exclusive • food • fruit • Fukuoka • hakata • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium • Kyushu • lemons • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Setouchi • Setouchi lemons • summer • sweets)

Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2026

Kitakitsune Milk celebrates the charm of Hokkaido with kawaii style. 

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• (animals • cute • donuts • doughnuts • food • fox • foxes • Hokkaido • Kawaii • kitsune • Krispy Kreme • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan is bringing two special donuts to the most-forgotten big city in the country

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2026

Local sweets-fan favorite serves as inspiration for one of two donuts not available anywhere else in the world.

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• Japan
• (an • an butter • anko • COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium Nagoya • Nagoya • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan giving free donuts with morning drink purchases at all branches, maybe forever

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 10, 2026

This isn’t a limited-time offer – the free morning donut service has no specified end date!

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• (awesome • COK • cool • crazy • donuts • food • free • free donuts • free food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • sweets)

Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie takes a delicious turn, complete with a Question Block surprise.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Mario • Shibuya • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Galaxy Movie • sweets • Tokyo • video games)

Krispy Kreme Japan’s sakura donuts are almost here!

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 8, 2026

Cherry blossom donuts scheduled to arrive well before the cherry blossoms themselves, but we’re not complaining.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • COK • donuts • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets)

Krispy Kreme ready to get autumn started with three new donuts, two Japanese fall favorite flavors

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 11, 2025

Sweet potato, chestnut, and probably pumpkin donuts roll out at Krispy Kreme.

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• Japan
• (chestnut • donuts • kabocha • Krispy Kreme • Mont Blanc • pumpkin • sweet potato • sweets)

Krispy Kreme releases a special tsukimi moon-viewing doughnut in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Aug 31, 2025

A sweet twist on a Japanese tradition.

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• Japan
• (donut shops • donuts • doughnuts • junk food • Krispy Kreme • moon viewing • sweets • tsukimi)

Krispy Kreme Japan giving away free donuts for National Donut Day

• Master Blaster
  Jun 5, 2025

No dollars to donuts.

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• Japan
• (donut shops • donuts • free food • holidays • junk food • Krispy Kreme • National Donut Day)

Krispy Kreme releases Pac-Man doughnuts in Japan… but are they any good?

• Oona McGee
  May 27, 2025

Celebrating Pac-Man’s birthday in the Tokyo neighbourhood where he was born.

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• Japan
• (Bandai Namco • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Namco • pac-man • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • video games)

Randy’s Donuts vs. Krispy Kreme — Who is Japan’s king of glazed donuts?

• Elliot Hale
  May 16, 2025

Can the new kid’s donuts topple a fan-favorite? We put both to the test in a head-to-head comparison.

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• Japan
• (COK • comparison • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Randy's Donuts • Randy’s Donuts Japan • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Krispy Kreme Japan has Pac-Man donuts to celebrate video game star’s 45th birthday

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2025

Making “waka-waka” noises as you eat them is optional, but very tempting.

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• Japan
• (Bandai Namco • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Namco • pac-man • sweets • video games)

Krispy Kreme releases a very Japanese rice doughnut for Matcha Day

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2025

You won’t find a doughnut like this anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • food • green tea • Japanese sweets • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • matcha • rice • rice flour • sweets)

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