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Pepsi Zero Peach is being released in one area of Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 23, 2025 - Tweet
An exclusive limited-edition flavour for a very special event.
- Japan
- (2025 Osaka World Expo • COK • Cola • drinks • japanese drinks • Kansai • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Osaka • pepsi • soft drinks • World Expo)
Mint Pepsi for Yakisoba is coming to Japan, and we got to taste it before it goes on sale
- Oona McGee
Jun 8, 2023
Does this new cola really pair well with fried noodles?
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • drinks • fried noodles • japanese drinks • Japanese food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • Noodles • P.K. Sanjun • pepsi • SNJO • soft drinks • taste test • yakisoba)
Pepsi releases a new cola in Japan specifically for zangi
- Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2023
Regional dish gets its very own Pepsi for a limited time.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • drinks • food • fried chicken • Hokkaido • japanese drinks • Japanese food • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks • zangi)
Pepsi creates a new cola for Christmas fried chicken in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 2, 2022
Raise a toast with special ingredients designed to enhance the traditional Japanese Christmas meal.
- Japan
- (ads • COK • Cola • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Joyman • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks)
Make Fried-Chicken-Pepsi-Fried-Chicken with our slow and difficult recipe!【SoraKitchen】
- Master Blaster
Jun 22, 2022
Mr. Sato will show you how to make this unique delight, eventually!
The Japan-exclusive Pepsi for fried chicken is here, but is it good?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2022
A cola specifically for karaage is exactly the kind of drink we want.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • cool • crazy • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Japanese Pepsi • karaage • pepsi • SNJO • soft drinks • taste test)
Pepsi releases a new cola in Japan specifically for karaage fried chicken
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2022
Colourless beverage contains special ingredients to enhance the flavour of Japan’s “national dish”.
- Japan
- (ads • COK • Cola • drinks • fried chicken • japanese drinks • Japanese food • Joyman • karaage • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • marketing • pepsi • soft drinks)
We give raw Pepsi another try, learn an important life lesson along the way【Taste test】
- Katie Pask
Jun 28, 2021
Maybe the real treasure was the raw Pepsi we drank along the way.
- Japan
- (drinks • Mr. Sato • pepsi • Pepsi Nama • raw pepsi • SNJO • Takashi Harada • taste test)
“Raw Pepsi,” the most refreshing flavor ever, is out in Japan, but how does it taste?【Taste test】
- SoraNews24
Jun 23, 2021
The Japan-exclusive Pepsi Nama sets itself part from normal Pepsi in a big way.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • drinks • pepsi • Pepsi Nama • SNJO • taste test)
Pepsi Japan to release its “most refreshing” cola ever
- Master Blaster
May 20, 2021
Pepsi Nama Cola is the latest evolution in Japan.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • drinks • nama • pepsi • Pepsi Japan Cola • Pepsi Nama Cola • soft drinks)
Pepsi Japan teases new limited-edition flavour with clever marketing
- Oona McGee
Oct 22, 2020
Eagle-eyed fans solve the mystery of the new Japan Cola before its official release.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • crazy • drinks • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • pepsi • Pepsi Japan • weird)
Japanese netizens dismayed at abysmal win rate of Pepsi Japan’s rock-paper-scissors promotion
- Koh Ruide
Apr 22, 2019
Not surprising considering the chances of winning is less than one percent.
- Japan
- (campaign • Japanese Twitter • Keisuke Honda • outrageous • pepsi • Pepsi Japan Cola • promotion • Rock paper scissor)
Pepsi’s new Japan Cola has a special ingredient: one of Japan’s most delicious sweets seasonings
- Casey Baseel
Mar 14, 2019
Japan-exclusive soft drink has a citrus finish, but it’s not from oranges, lemons, or limes.
- Japan
- (COK • Cola • drinks • pepsi • Pepsi Japan Cola • soft drinks • Suntory • yuzu)
Japanese Twitter users answer: Are you a Coca Cola, Pepsi or Dr Pepper fanatic?
- Katy Kelly
Oct 5, 2018
The battle of the beverages has spread from English-language twitter to the Japanese net! Which foreign fizz has the fiercest fans?
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Cucumber Sprite? Japan was through with it before the rest of you all knew what to do with it
- Master Blaster
Apr 27, 2018
Allow me to declare in my best cola-nerd voice, “Pepsi already did it!”
New ad for Pepsi J-Cola is like a badass Mad Max Japanese festival 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Apr 14, 2018
The crazy big-budget commercial stars some of Japan’s most well-known musicians on flame-spewing monster floats.
- Japan
- (Cola • commercials • DJ Rena • drinks • festivals • J-Cola • Japanese commercials • music • Nyango Star • pepsi)
Suntory releases new Pepsi soft drinks only available in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 28, 2018
The three new beverages have been developed to specifically suit Japanese tastes.
- Japan
- (Cola • cool • drinks • pepsi • Pepsi Zero • soft drinks)
Christmas cake-flavored Pepsi is set to make the holidays a little sweeter in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2017
Forget the milk and leave Santa a bottle of this snow-white Pepsi to wash down his cookies with instead.
- Japan
- (cake • Christmas • Christmas cake • cool • drinks • pepsi • soda • strawberry • sweets • weird)
Woman pours Pepsi into two ATMs to withdraw money, doesn’t get it
- Master Blaster
May 15, 2017
Not satisfied with simply robbing a victim of her money, some fraudsters decide to add insult to injury.
Jude Law stars in epic Japanese Pepsi commercial as legendary demon from tale of Momotaro
- Oona McGee
Aug 15, 2016
The British actor brings life to the origin story of a Japanese demon in a clip that plays out like a mesmerising high-budget feature film.
- Japan
- (ads • commercials • culture • Japan • Jude Law • Momotaro • Peach Boy • pepsi • Pepsi Japan)
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