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We try the Starbucks drinks that are only available at two stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 7, 2021
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Are these exclusive beverages worth the trip out to get them?

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • cute • drinks • exclusive • festive • holidays • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea)

Starbucks Japan’s festive customisation is almost too cute to bear

• Oona McGee
  Dec 5, 2021

Add a dose of kawaii to your Frappuccino for a limited time.

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• Japan
• (Bearista • chocolate • Christmas • coffee • COK • customisation • cute • drinks • festive • holidays • Kawaii • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks adds popcorn and rum to hot drinks in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 4, 2021

Well, these were two cocktails we weren’t expecting.

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• Japan
• (alcohol • cappuccino • Christmas • Christmas 2021 • Christmas cakes • cocktails • COK • drinks • festive • limited edition • popcorn • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • weird)

Starbucks releases new ice cream bowls for a limited time in Japan!

• Oona McGee
  Dec 3, 2021

You’ll want to get in quick to nab this exclusive free present. 

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• Japan
• (affogato • Christmas • coffee • COK • dish • drinks • drinkware • festive • holidays • ice cream • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tableware • taste test)

Starbucks unveils a range of secret Christmas cakes in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Dec 2, 2021

Not your ordinary Christmas cakes.

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• Japan
• (black forest • cakes • chocolate • Christmas • Christmas 2021 • Christmas cakes • COK • festive • food • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

Starbucks Japan’s new festive Frappuccino puts a local twist on an American favourite

• Oona McGee
  Nov 25, 2021

New drink is said to have a taste unique to Japan, but what does our Japanese reporter think about it?

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• Japan
• (Christmas • COK • drinks • drinkware • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • holidays • Japanese Frappuccinos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks waste reduction initiative to start in Tokyo: borrow a cup, use it, then return it

• Katy Kelly
  Nov 21, 2021

Take your cup home, then hand it back in at any participating Starbucks café.

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• Japan
• (eco • environmental issues • Re&Go • recycling • reusable cups • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)

Starbucks unveils new festive Christmas Frappuccinos and drinkware for 2021

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2021

Limited-edition U.S. drink gets a new taste “unique to Japan” for the holidays.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • Christmas • Christmas 2021 • COK • drinkware • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • mocha • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • travel mugs • tumblers • white chocolate)

Christmas in a cup or festive fail? We try Starbucks Japan’s first Frappuccino for the holidays

• Oona McGee
  Nov 2, 2021

New limited-edition flavour may not be the star of this year’s festivities.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2021 • COK • drinks • drinkware • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • holidays • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappucinos • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Christmas arrives at Starbucks in Japan with new festive Frappuccino and drinkware

• Oona McGee
  Oct 26, 2021

First holiday collection includes cute animals, gingerbread and almond milk surprises.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2021 • COK • cute • drinks • drinkware • festive • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • holidays • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappucinos • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks’ newest Chilled Cup drink comes with more coffee jelly than ever before

• Dale Roll
  Oct 22, 2021

And you can only get it at Family Mart for a limited time!

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• Japan
• (caramel • coffee • coffee jelly • COK • convenience stores • dessert • drinks • Family mart • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

Starbucks Japan’s Halloween Frappuccino plays tricks on the taste buds

• Oona McGee
  Oct 22, 2021

New limited-time beverage has cosplay skills that’ll pop your tongue off.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappucinos • limited edition • purple sweet potato • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweet potato)

Starbucks unveils new Halloween Frappuccino in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 19, 2021

Mischievous “Treat with Trick” drink is a Frappuccino in cosplay that wants to trick you with popping candy.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • halloween • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappucinos • limited edition • purple sweet potato • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweet potato)

Starbucks Japan joins Been There drinkware line with 20 cool designs for all over Japan【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2021

Starbucks’ Been There has never been here in Japan…until now!

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• (Been There • coffee cups • cool • drinks • drinkware • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan welcomes autumn with Caramel Apple Rooibos Tea

• Oona McGee
  Oct 9, 2021

There’s nothing boring about rooibos when it’s served like this.

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• Japan
• (autumn • coffee • COK • hojicha • K. Masami • latte • rooibos • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea)

Halloween arrives at Starbucks Japan, with glow-in-the-dark drinkware and popping doughnuts

• Oona McGee
  Oct 8, 2021

A collection filled with hidden surprises. 

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• Japan
• (Bearista • cats • COK • cute • doughnuts • drinkware • ghosts • glasses • halloween • Halloween 2021 • mugs • pumpkins • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)

Starbucks Japan is a great place to go for…lasagna?!?【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Oct 2, 2021

Only a handful of Tokyo branches serve it, but it’s worth tracking down, especially if you pair it with a special kind of green tea.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • food • lasagna • pasta • restaurants • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Enjoy Tokyo’s exclusive Starbucks Butterscotch Latte across Japan for a limited time

• Katy Kelly
  Sep 25, 2021

Now everyone has a chance to try out this buttery caramel flavor.

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• Japan
• (butterscotch • coffee • convenience stores • drinks • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo • sweet • sweets • tasty)

Starbucks adds a new Triple Espresso Latte to the menu in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 24, 2021

But will it give us the buzz we need? 

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • espresso • latte • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)

Starbucks unveils new Roasted Sweet Potato Frappuccino in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2021

Yaki imo is the star of the show this autumn.

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• Japan
• (autumn • COK • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition flavors • Limited edition flavours • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • yaki imo)

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