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

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2026
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Exclusive lineup breathes new life into the Pumpkin Spice Latte, and serves up other designer beverages too. 

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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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Starbucks Japan releases first-ever gacha capsule toys, featuring iconic menu items as plush coffee charms

• Oona McGee
  Jul 31, 2026

New Japan-exclusive collectibles are only available at select locations.

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• (capsule toy • capsule toy machines • capsule toys • cool • cute • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • gacha • gacha gacha • gacha toy • gacha toys • gacha vending machine • Matcha Republic • Reserve Roastery • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • vending machines)

Starbucks Japan has a problem with its sell-out breakfast that might annoy solo diners

• Oona McGee
  May 30, 2026

A flaw in the system makes this Starbucks breakfast less than stellar. 

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• (bread • breakfast • food • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)

Starbucks Japan has a secret breakfast set…and a hack for when it sells out

• Oona McGee
  May 20, 2026

Japanese customer service turns a disappointing experience into a heartwarming memory. 

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Starbucks Japan offers special sakura picnics at Reserve Roastery Tokyo beside Meguro River

• Oona McGee
  Mar 8, 2026

Enjoy a special experience at one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in Tokyo.

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• (cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2026 • drinks • hanami • limited edition • Meguro • picnics • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sakura • sakura 2026 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Tokyo)

Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo releases exclusive Christmas goods in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2025

Golden snow globe is one of the stars of this limited-edition showtime collection. 

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• (Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • cup • drinks • drinkware • glasses • limited edition • mug • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Japan tumbler • Starbucks Reserve Roastery • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • tumbler • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan releases new Stanley bottles and exclusive drinkware at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2025

Add an air of sophistication to your coffee time with these gorgeous goods.

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo releases Japanese parfait lattes and pina colada flights

• Oona McGee
  May 10, 2025

Reward yourself with a series of exclusive limited-edition drinks.

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Starbucks Japan reveals exclusive sakura goods at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Feb 12, 2025

Limited-edition cherry blossom tumblers and mugs bring joy to hanami flower-viewing season.

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Taking revenge on Starbucks in Japan with 10,000 yen at the Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Dec 1, 2024

Risky revenge visit leaves us with some newfound revelations.

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Starbucks Japan releases exclusive new holiday goods at Reserve Roastery Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2024

Products from a “world of ice” add a stylish vibe to your festive gathering.

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Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo adds exclusive drinks to the menu for autumn

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2024

Coffees, cocktails, sodas and green teas deliver flavours to match the mood of harvest season.

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We attempt to buy Starbucks Japan’s 60,000 yen lucky beckoning cat

• Oona McGee
  Dec 14, 2023

Manekineko designed to generate prosperity threatens to do the opposite, leaving us with nothing but zekku.

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Starbucks adds a clear coffee to all its stores in Japan this summer

• Oona McGee
  Jun 24, 2023

The Coffeeade Cool Lime offers a unique type of caffeine refreshment.

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Starbucks Oleato in Japan: Staff note reveals the best thing to drink it with

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2023

Turns out there’s something else you should try when drinking the chain’s new olive-oil infused drinks.

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Starbucks Japan unveils new sakura drinkware and menu items at the Tokyo Roastery

• Oona McGee
  Feb 8, 2022

Cherry blossoms bloom across sweets, drinks, mugs, and leather accessories this hanami season.

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New sakura cocktails, cakes, drinkware and jewellery appear at Starbucks Reserve Roastery

• Oona McGee
  Feb 16, 2021

Exclusive cherry blossom items you won’t be able to find anywhere else! 

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Starbucks Japan adds new Ginger Ale Cloud non-alcoholic coffee cocktail to Tokyo Reserve menus

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 10, 2019

”New coffee experience” aims to satisfy your cravings for sweet, bitter, and fizzy drinks all at once.

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  3. Japan’s newest anime figure crane game prize may also be the world’s weirdest hanger [Photos]
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  8. Do Komeda’s beefy rice balls continue the chain’s hallowed tradition of “reverse fraud”?
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  10. New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]

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  1. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  3. Experimenting with making hot sandwiches in the microwave with a device from Japan’s 3COINS
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  9. Burger King serves up Pickleball Burgers in Japan, with a tasty nod to the number 11
  10. Starbucks Japan releases new Halloween Frappuccino and drinkware, but are they worth buying this year?

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  1. Japan announces new permanent residency guidelines, foreigners must earn more than average Japanese person
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new Pokémon collaboration with Pikachu Latte and exclusive goods
  3. Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]
  4. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  5. Lady Gaga and Family Mart team up for a Japanese convenience store work video [Video]
  6. New Gundam Base superstores coming soon in the U.S., with one opening this month
  7. Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
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  9. Do Japan’s new single-minded convenience store bento show depressing poverty or satisfying focus?
  10. Studio Ghibli unveils new anime stationery collection, with a Spirited Away River God memo stand

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  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

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