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Starbucks Japan unveils new peach milk pudding drink that’s like a decadent dessert

• Oona McGee
  Jul 21, 2026
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Limited-edition chilled cup combines summer fruit with creamy pudding pieces in new “Delight Me” release.

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Starbucks Japan adds shaved ice desserts to the menu at select locations

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2026

Limited-edition granita with edible flowers gives us a cool alternative to Japanese kakigori.

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Starbucks Japan puts a bow on peach season with new limited-edition Peach Creamy Tea Latte

• Oona McGee
  Jul 9, 2026

Starbucks says sayonara to the summer fruit with a new limited-edition beverage.

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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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Starbucks Japan releases three new peach drinks, but the real star isn’t the Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Jun 27, 2026

One drink will have us coming back for more this summer.

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Starbucks Japan releases new Frappuccino, tea and soda drinks for summer

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2026

Serving up peaches three ways – melty, fizzy and chunky.

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Drinkable pixels: 7-Eleven Japan creates new convenience store juice with “pixels” inside

• Oona McGee
  Mar 25, 2026

Exciting new juice with over-the-top design features can only be found in six prefectures.

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Starbucks Japan releases new My Fruit³ Frappuccino at only 34 stores around the country

• Oona McGee
  Mar 17, 2026

Rare, super-personalised Frappuccino gets a new look for spring. 

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Is Starbucks Japan’s new Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino suitable for adults?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 4, 2026

Tiny Frappuccino is designed for young girls, so we find out if it’s too sweet for adults. 

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Starbucks Japan releases first-ever Hinamatsuri Girls’ Day Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Feb 26, 2026

New mini-size Frappuccino caters to girls and the traditional doll’s festival that honours them.

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Starbucks Japan’s white peach Frappuccino and drinks are here! Are we tickled pink?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 4, 2025

Trio of chilled sweet seasonal drinks arrives as Japan copes with record heat.

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Frappuccino perfume from Starbucks is now available in Japan… but you can’t buy it

• Oona McGee
  Jul 29, 2025

Select customers will be able to wear the peachy scent of this heavenly limited-edition beverage.

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This secret spring flower-viewing spot in Japan is yet to be discovered by international tourists

• Oona McGee
  Apr 11, 2025

Escape the crowds at this spectacular hidden “togenkyo”.

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Starbucks Japan adds a new Love & Peach Frappuccino to its menu for summer

• Oona McGee
  Jul 11, 2024

Spreading peach and love to the masses, but only for a limited time.

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Starbucks Japan adds a Love and Peach Frappuccino to its menu for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Jul 4, 2024

A new summertime drink, designed to look and taste like a ripe peach.

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McDonald’s releases new heartwarming anime video that’s peachy-keen, has Vocaloid song【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  May 13, 2024

Golden Arches continue to be a source of surprisingly cozy anime shorts.

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McDonald’s Japan’s new Peach Frappe is pretty as a peach, but is it any good?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  May 11, 2024

McCafé by Barista’s spring star returns, and it’s brought a new friend.

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The phantom juice only available from vending machines at JR East train stations

• Oona McGee
  Aug 10, 2023

Only on sale for a limited time, and in a very limited area.

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Starbucks Japan’s latest limited-edition Frappuccino tastes better with a customisation

• Oona McGee
  Jul 14, 2023

A hack to make this gorgeous summer beverage even more delicious. 

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Gaburi Peach Frappuccino joins Starbucks Japan menu to give us a familiar mouthful of summer

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 7, 2023

New name, old friend.

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