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We try the new lemon yoghurt amazake cheese fermentation Frappuccino from Starbucks Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 19, 2019 - Tweet
Fill your belly with the power of lactobacillus and the health benefits from a traditional Japanese fermented rice drink.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • lemon • SNOJ • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • summer • taste test • yoghurt • yogurt)
Starbucks Japan creates a green tea slushie with sencha, apple, perilla and sansho pepper
- Oona McGee
Jun 13, 2019
Is frozen green tea with pepper as delicious as it sounds?
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japan Wonder Project • sencha • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Teavana)
Starbucks adds new fermented Frappuccino to their menu in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 12, 2019
Starbucks’ first Frappuccino to combine Western and Japanese fermented ingredients.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • lemon • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • summer • yoghurt • yogurt)
Starbucks’ retro Japanese kissaten menu debuts deliciously mature coffee gelatin cake【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 21, 2019
Plus the perfect old-school coffee to drink with it.
Starbucks’ Tokyo-only Minty Chocolate Tea Frappuccino deliciously disappoints our taste tester
- Casey Baseel
May 18, 2019
The new dessert beverage fills Mr. Sato’s heart with sadness, and makes the rest of us want to drink it even more.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • mint chocolate • Mr. Sato • SNOJ • Starbucks • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan now has a pudding Frappuccino based on a delicious retro dessert
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2019
Step back in time with the Purin A La Mode Frappuccino, only available for a limited time.
- Japan
- (dessert drinks • driks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • limited edition • pudding • purin • purin a la mode • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
We visit new retro Starbucks in Japan for a taste of classic kissaten breakfast menu items
- Oona McGee
May 16, 2019
Before Starbucks existed in Japan, there were kissaten coffeehouses. Now there’s the Starbucks kissaten.
- Japan
- (cafes • coffeehouse • coffeehouses • food • food and drink • kissaten • retro • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan)
Starbucks brings out Minty Chocolate Tea Frappuccino…at just one location in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2019
We try one of the most rare and sought after drinks in the country.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • mint • mint chocolate • Roppongi • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan releases new limited-edition cups, tumblers and travel mugs for summer 2019
- Oona McGee
May 14, 2019
Another season, another lineup of must-have Japan-exclusive items.
- Japan
- (drinks • drinkware • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • summer • travel mugs)
Starbucks Japan Royal Milk Tea Frappuccino: The perfect drink for milk tea lovers
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2019
A timely taste of royalty as we head into the new era.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • milk tea • review • SNOJ • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test • tea)
Starbucks Japan goes retro with Purin A la Mode Pudding Frappuccino, kissaten coffeehouse items
- Oona McGee
May 8, 2019
New lineup will make you feel like you’ve stepped back in time to the heyday of Japanese coffeehouses.
- Japan
- (coffeehouse • creme caramel • desserts • food and drink • Frappuccinos • kissaten • pudding • purin • purin a la mode • retro • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
We tried out the new Starbucks Cold Brew “Lime” coffee and it tasted unexpectedly refreshing
- Koh Ruide
May 6, 2019
Many things go well with coffee, but zesty lime has got to be one of the boldest combinations.
Can’t decide what to order at Starbucks Japan? Use this handy guide to pick a Frappuccino!
- Dale Roll
May 1, 2019
With all of the delightful flavors available, it can be hard to choose. We’re here to help!
- Japan
- (chart • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan’s pre-hashtagged strawberry sibling Frappuccinos are ready for their taste tests
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2019
Simultaneous launch of two new drinks makes Frappuccino fans’ day twice as nice.
- Japan
- (COK • drinks • Frappuccinos • SNOJ • Starbucks • strawberries • sweets • taste test)
Starbucks Japan releases cat tumblers as part of new drinkware range for summer 2019
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2019
Tumblers with cat ears and whipped cream lids are just some of the new designs in this gorgeous limited-edition collection.
- Japan
- (cats • COK • cups • cute • drinkware • Kawaii • mugs • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • summer • tumblers)
Starbucks Japan releases the ridiculously long-named Double Ristretto Nonfat Breve Non-vanilla Mocha Non-whip Extra Chocolate Sauce Vanilla Frappuccino【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 11, 2019
We try the newest Japanese Frappuccino, with a name so long that even Starbucks’ own employees can’t remember it.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy.awesome.cool.funny • drinks • Frappuccinos • Mr. Sato • Our Store’s Coffee • SNOJ • Starbucks • swets)
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.
- Japan
- (coffee • drinks • ginger ale • Reserve Roastery Tokyo • soft drinks • Starbucks • Starbucks Reserve Bar • Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan’s new strawberry Frappuccinos are so social media-savvy their names are hashtags
- Casey Baseel
Apr 5, 2019
Starbucks cuts to the chase with its new Frappuccino twins.
- Japan
- (drinks • Frappuccinos • social media • Starbucks • strawberries • sweets)
We try the new Starbucks Classic Tiramisu Frappuccino from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 22, 2019
Coffee-soaked sponge pieces are just one of the many reasons to fall in love with this new dessert beverage.
- Japan
- (Beverages • coffee • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • taste test)
Starbucks Japan adds new sakura cherry blossom items to its You Are Here Collection
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2019
Plus a Mt Fuji notebook and two adorable plush “bear-istas” dressed in kimono.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • drinks • drinkware • hanami • pink • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • You Are Here)
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- Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
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New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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