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Starbucks Japan releases new zodiac chilled cup drink for 2026

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2025
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Limited-edition drink celebrates the Year of the Horse with gorgeous Japanese details. 

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• (chilled cup • drinks • latte • new year • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Year of the Horse • Zodiac)

Starbucks on a Shinkansen bullet train platform: 6 tips for using the automated store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 21, 2025

Essential pointers to ensure you get your coffee without missing your train.

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• (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • cool • drinks • Japanese trains • Shin-Yokohama • shinkansen • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokaido Shinkansen • trains • travel • Yokohama)

Is this the most relaxing Starbucks in Japan?

• Oona McGee
  Dec 20, 2025

Forest bathing adds unique Japanese charm to this special location in Osaka.

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• (cafes • coffee • drinks • forest bathing • Osaka • shinrinyoku • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan quietly slips fans another Christmas present with Joyful Medley Strawberry Milk Tea

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 14, 2025

Some extra joy that we weren’t expecting, but definitely enjoyed.

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• (COK • drinks • Joyful Medley • K. Masami • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • strawberries • strawberry • taste test • tea)

Starbucks Japan now offers close-to-closing discounted items through its mobile order app

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2025

Usually you have to head to the store to see your options for this win-win-win Japanese shopping custom, but Starbucks has made it extra-easy.

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• (COK • ecology • environmentally friendly • food • food loss • food waste • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods and a rhinestone tumbler that costs 19,500 yen

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2025

Cutlery, mugs, tumblers and MiiR bottles sparkle in this dazzling new collection.

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• (bottles • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • cups • drinkware • limited edition • MiiR • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan opens first-ever branch on Shinkansen bullet train platform

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2025

It’s not Tokyo, Kyoto, or Osaka that has it, though.

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• (bullet trains • cafes • coffee • drinks • Shin-Yokohama • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • stations.Shinkansen • trains • Yokohama)

Starbucks Japan unveils new S’mores Frappuccino and latte for Christmas 2025

• Oona McGee
  Nov 19, 2025

With a new cake and hot apple cider joining the festivities, this is shaping up to be a delicious holiday season.

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• (apple cider • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • drinks • food • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • new • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • winter)

Starbucks Japan releases the new Soupuccino, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 17, 2025

Rethinking soup as we know it. 

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• (drinks • new • review • SNJO • soup • soups • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks Japan celebrates Christmas with multipurpose gingerbread cookies

• Oona McGee
  Nov 16, 2025

Recreate the Starbucks life at home this holiday season.  

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• (biscuits • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • COK • cookies • drinks • gingerbread • gingerbread cookies • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Why is Starbucks Japan’s Christmas stollen so good?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 14, 2025

There’s more to this festive cake than just pretty packaging.

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• (cakes • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas cakes • COK • holiday • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • stollen • winter)

Starbucks Japan unveils the new Soupuccino

• Oona McGee
  Nov 11, 2025

Straddling the line between food and cappuccino.

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• (cool • drinks • food • new • soup • Soupuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • truffle • winter)

Starbucks’ newest Japanese Frappuccino is here, but is this early Christmas present all we wanted?

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 4, 2025

Taste-testing the Joyful Medley Tea Frappuccino and its companion latte.

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• (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinos • Joyful Medley • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan reveals this year’s lucky bag bundle, pre-order lottery opens tomorrow

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 3, 2025

Starbucks gets a jump on Japan’s fukubukuro New Year’s tradition.

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• (coffee • drinks • drinkware • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2026 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2026 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

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 Christmas drink that can be topped with whipped cream

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2025

Japan-exclusive beverage promises to be a feast for the eyes this holiday season. 

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• (berry • chilled cup • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Family mart • holiday • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Suntory • winter)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods, drinkware and candles for the 2025 holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Oct 31, 2025

Three never-before-seen candles, in scents inspired by the chain’s tea and coffee blends.

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• (Bearista • candles • Christmas • Christmas 2025 • COK • cool • cups • drinks • drinkware • exclusive • limited edition • mugs • ornaments • Starbucks • Starbucks candle • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • stationery • tumblers)

Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas Frappuccino and holiday drinks for 2025

• Oona McGee
  Oct 29, 2025

With Halloween yet to come, Starbucks is already serving up festive cheer.

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• (Christmas • Christmas 2025 • Christmas Frappuccino • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • Joyful Medley • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)

Unique Starbucks in historic building is one of the most beautiful in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 16, 2025

Enjoy an elevated Starbucks experience at this famous tourist site.

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• (architecture • COK • Nagano • Nagano Prefecture • Regional Landmark Store • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Zenkoji)

Starbucks celebrates Halloween with new Frappuccino, tea and drinkware in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 13, 2025

Join us as we find out if these new items live up to the hype.

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• (autumn • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Halloween 2025 • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition)

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