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Did you know? Only one Beard Papa’s in all of eastern Japan sells soft serve in a cream puff

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 12, 2026
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The legendary Japanese chain known for its heavenly cream puffs has only a handful of stores where you can pair pastry with an icy treat.

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• (Beard Papa's • choux cream • COK • cream puff • custard • dessert • frozen • Higashimatsuyama • limited • pastry • Saitama • SNJO • soft serve)

Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station

• Oona McGee
  Apr 25, 2026

An even more convenient way to get ice cream. 

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• Japan
• (advertising • campaign • convenience store • free ice cream • ice cream • konbini • limited • marketing • Minisof • Ministop • news • Shinjuku Station • SNJO • soft serve)

Ministop becomes Megastop in our minds by increasing certain food volumes by up to 50 percent

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 17, 2025

Japanese convenience store chain hops on the boosted-volume-for-the-same-price train for a limited time.

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• (campaign • convenience store • increase • konbini • limited • Ministop • SNJO • volume)

How to get a free Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut with your coffee in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 6, 2025

Little-known “morning service” deal is only available at three stores nationwide.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • donuts • doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • seasonal • sweets)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

Red Bull releases Japan-exclusive energy drink flavor for the winter

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 5, 2024

Fans of the popular energy drink who also appreciate a classic Japanese wintertime flavor will want to get their hands on this new offering.

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• Japan
• (citrus • energy drink • Japan-exclusive • kotatsu • limited • mikan • new flavor • Red Bull • winter edition)

Hello, cosmetics! Clinique teams up with Hello Kitty this summer for first-time collaboration

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 24, 2024

Hello! Clinique offers shoppers in Japan the chance to score some exclusive collaborative bonus goods by spending a certain amount on products.

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• Japan
• (50th anniversary • Clinique • COK • collaboration • cosmetics • cute • exclusive • Hello Kitty • limited • makeup • Sanrio)

Tsunokoi’s unicorn soft serve ice cream cones bring color and magic to Shibuya

• Krista Rogers
  May 10, 2024

Choose from seven colors of unicorn cones and customize your toppings at this limited-time shop in the Shibuya 109 department store.

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• Japan
• (colorful • dessert • Imada Kitchen • limited • Shibuya • shibuya 109 • soft cream • soft serve • Tokyo • unicorn)

We investigate the newly released film revival of Hayao Miyazaki’s Sherlock Hound

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 26, 2024

The remastered and re-released theatrical feature is back in Japanese theaters for a limited time to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

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• Japan
• (animation • anime • detective • dogs • film • Hayao Miyazaki • K. Masami • limited • revival • Sherlock Holmes • Sherlock Hound • Studio Ghibli)

Krispy Kreme Japan releases new seasonal Premium Nagoya donut flavors for the fall

• Krista Rogers
  Sep 20, 2023

The two limited-time donuts, which can only be purchased at one location in the whole country, combine fall flavors with traditional ingredients. 

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• Japan
• (chestnut • COK • donuts • hojicha • JR Nagoya Takashimaya • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • Nagoya • seasonal • sweets)

Tonkotsu ramen-flavoured chicken nuggets appear at Japanese convenience store

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2023

The wonders of Japanese konbini food just levelled up a notch.

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• Japan
• (chicken • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • instant noodles • Japanese food • karaage • karaage kun • Kyushu • limited • new • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • taste test • tonkotsu • tonkotsu ramen • Umakacchan)

New Wendy’s chicken burger inspired by ramen contains…no ramen?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2023

Burger achieves the impossible by tasting like ramen despite not containing any noodles.

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• (burgers • chicken burgers • COK • fast food • food • fried chicken • garlic • Japanese food • limited • Mr. Sato • new • Noodles • ramen • ramen burger • SNJO • taste test • Wendy's)

Is this epic Japanese tofu burger better than a teriyaki burger?

• Oona McGee
  May 1, 2023

This chain thinks it’s time for Japan to have a new representative burger, so we put it to the test.

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• Japan
• (atsuage • COK • fast food • food • freshness burger • hamburger • Japanese food • limited • new • SNJO • taste test • teriyaki burger • tofu • vegetarian)

Japanese burger chain releases epic tofu burgers, designed by customers

• Oona McGee
  Apr 14, 2023

A dream burger with a Japanese flavour, devised by over 110,000 customers.

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• Japan
• (atsuage • COK • fast food • food • freshness burger • hamburger • Japanese food • limited • new • tofu • vegetarian)

Art Aquarium Ginza offers a captivating new way to enjoy the cherry blossoms–with goldfish!

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 8, 2023

The extremely Instagrammable museum ushers in sakura season with gorgeous displays of real fish, illuminations, and cherry blossom decorations galore.

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• (art • Art Aquarium Museum • beautiful • cherry blossom • COK • Ginza • goldfish • hanami • Instagram • limited • photo spot • sakura • Tokyo)

Burger King Japan unleashes King Yeti the One Pounder and all of its cheesy goodness

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 17, 2023

Seriously–its name sounds like it could be a villain from Trigun.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • cheeseburger • fast food • food • hamburger • hungry • King Yeti • limited • new • one-pounder)

We do battle with the King Yeti from Burger King Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 22, 2022

Who will come out victorious in this bare-fisted, white-knuckle clash between man and meat sweats?

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • fast food • food • limited • limited edition • marketing • new • review • SNJO • taste test)

Burger King releases the King Yeti on Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 17, 2022

No Yetis were harmed in the making of this burger…we think. 

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • butter • croquette • fast food • food • limited • limited edition • marketing • new)

Burger King Japan doesn’t believe in a guilt-free New Year

• Oona McGee
  Jan 7, 2022

Fast food chain wants us to indulge in a buttery new Guilty Burger.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • butter • croquette • fast food • food • limited • limited edition • marketing • new)

Burger King Japan unleashes the Super One Pound Beef Cheeseburger to celebrate Good Meat Day

• Krista Rogers
  Nov 22, 2021

If there’s already a Super Burger does that mean after more training there’s going to be a Super Burger 2 someday?

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• Japan
• (Burger King Japan • cheeseburger • fast food • ginormous • limited • one pound • super one pound beef cheeseburger)

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