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Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino and drinkware, but are they worth buying this year?

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2026
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We find out if double the cats makes for double deliciousness.

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• (cats • drinks • drinkware • Frappuccinos • Frappucinos • halloween • Halloween 2026 • Halloween Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan serves up new Coffee Espresso Cream Frappuccino for Nighttime Dolce Coffee range

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2026

A new way to have your dessert and drink it too. 

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• (affogato • coffee • drinks • espresso • Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Milan • Reserve Cafe • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Cafe)

Starbucks Japan releases new seasonal chilled cup tea latte with surprising accents in flavour

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Limited-edition drink serves up a new taste of autumn.

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• (autumn • chilled cup • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • Joyful Medley • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • tea • tea latte)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Halloween goods with secret glow-in-the-dark details

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

Tumblers, bottles, Bearistas and cats get us in the mood for spooky season.

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• (Bearista • cats • cups • cute • drinkware • halloween • Halloween 2026 • limited edition • mugs • plush toys • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino for 2026, inspired by a cat in a mystery forest

• Oona McGee
  Oct 7, 2026

The Phantom Purple Cat brings mysterious charm to two exclusive limited-edition drinks.

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Casio collaborates with a Kyoto foil master for a luxurious one million yen G-SHOCK

• Elliot Hale
  Oct 3, 2026

Featuring inspirations from kigumi wood joinery design and hand-dusted platinum, each of these limited edition watches are a unique work of art.

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• (Casio • COK • crafts • culture • G-Shock • kigumi • limited edition • Luxury • luxury watches • MR-G • sunago • watch • watches)

Starbucks Japan keeps the Pumpkin Spice Latte alive this autumn

• Oona McGee
  Oct 2, 2026

Seasonal exclusive graces the menu for a limited time, proving pumpkin spice isn’t dead in Japan.

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• (autumn • coffee • drinks • latte • limited edition • pumpkin • Pumpkin Spice • Pumpkin Spice Latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Pumpkin Soupuccino for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2026

Blurring the line between soup and cappuccino for Japan’s colder days. 

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• (autumn • drinks • food • limited edition • pumpkin • pumpkin soup • seasonal • seasonal menu • seasonal specials • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

Starbucks Japan releases new Pikachu Honey Cream Latte into the wild for new Pokémon collaboration

• Oona McGee
  Sep 30, 2026

We catch Pikachu at Starbucks and receive an exclusive sticker, but how does the electric Pokémon taste?

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

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2026

Pokémon + Starbucks takes us on an epic coffee adventure, and now we want to catch ’em all.

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Starbucks Japan unveils Mitsuimo Milk, a new drink that celebrates the taste of autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 18, 2026

Limited-edition beverage introduces us to the magic that happens when you roast a Japanese sweet potato.

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• (autumn • beni haruka • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • milk • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweet potatoes)

Starbucks Japan proves Pumpkin Spice is NOT dead, with a new take for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2026

Exclusive lineup breathes new life into the Pumpkin Spice Latte, and serves up other designer beverages too. 

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• (autumn • cocktails • coffee • drinks • gelato • limited edition • Pumpkin Spice • Pumpkin Spice Latte • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tea • Teavana)

Starbucks Japan adds new Sweet Potato Frappuccino and Latte to the menu, but do they deliver the taste of autumn?

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2026

New drinks coincide with the opening of the chain’s new “Customisation Bar”, giving us a hack for making them even better.  

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• (beni haruka • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • latte • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweet potatoes)

Starbucks Japan reveals new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing drinkware and gifts for autumn 2026

• Oona McGee
  Sep 3, 2026

New “Bunny Autumn Festival” collection celebrates the rabbit in the moon with sweet design details. 

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• (bunnies • cups • cute • drinkware • gift card • gifts • limited edition • merchandise • moon viewing • mugs • rabbits • souvenir • souvenirs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tsukimi • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan adds a gooey sweet potato Frappuccino to its menu this autumn

• Oona McGee
  Aug 27, 2026

New drinks showcase the delicious taste and texture of cold potatoes.

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• (autumn • beni haruka • cakes • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • tea)

Starbucks Japan adds new Customisation Bar to stores, with free ways to hack your food and drink orders

• Oona McGee
  Aug 26, 2026

New bar helps to create up to 5.27 million possible combinations.

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• (customisation • customization • customized drinks • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hacks • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks customization • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Starbucks Japan releases two new seasonal drinks that blur the line between summer and autumn

• Oona McGee
  Aug 19, 2026

We find out if Starbucks does justice to a fruit with a very Japanese flavour. 

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• (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese grapes • K. Masami • Kyoho • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Kyoho grape drinks for a taste that’s quintessentially Japanese

• Oona McGee
  Aug 11, 2026

Famous Japanese fruit appears in summer to remind us that autumn isn’t too far away.

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• (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • grapes • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese grapes • Kyoho • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • tea)

Starbucks Japan teams up with Traveler’s Company for new stationery and goods collection

• Oona McGee
  Aug 7, 2026

Coffee and travel come together in a new range of exclusives by cult-favourite Japanese stationery brand.

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• (drinkware • Japanese stationery • limited edition • merchandise • Reserve Roastery • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • stationery • travel • Traveler's notebook • Traveler’s Company • tumblers)

We tried Starbucks Japan’s new coffee for people who don’t drink coffee

• Oona McGee
  Aug 3, 2026

Does the new “Clear Coffee” have what it takes to bring a non-coffee drinker into the fold?

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• (Clear Coffee • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer)

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