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Krispy Kreme Japan is baking up two new donuts that you can only get at one spot in the country

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 15, 2026
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Two classy fall flavors are on their way, but might require some travel to taste.

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• (an • an butter • anko • chestnuts • COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium Nagoya • Nagoya • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets)

Krispy Kreme Japan is bringing two special donuts to the most-forgotten big city in the country

• Casey Baseel
  May 22, 2026

Local sweets-fan favorite serves as inspiration for one of two donuts not available anywhere else in the world.

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• Japan
• (an • an butter • anko • COK • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium Nagoya • Nagoya • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets)

Flower Ice Cream becomes Japan’s newest breathtaking dessert

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2025

Inventive anko experts hand-craft edible sweets bouquets, offer Flower Shaved Ice too.

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• Japan
• (anko • azuki • beautiful • cool • flowers • food • Japanese sweets • ohagi • sweet red beans • sweets)

New marvelously mysterious mochi ice creams celebrate 40 years of Häagen-Dazs Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 8, 2024

Taste-testing the mixes of ice cream, mochi, and one other all-star Japanese dessert ingredient.

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• Japan
• (anko • COK • food • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • mochi • SNJO • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test)

Ghibli Park now selling “Grilled Frogs” from food cart in Valley of Witches

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 26, 2024

But don’t worry, these Kaeruyaki are a sweet treat that’s less intimidating than they sound.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • anko • food • Ghibli Park • Studio Ghibli • sweet red beans • taiyaki • theme parks)

Japan ready to revolutionize toast again with sweet red bean butter sheets

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 4, 2024

Starting your day with Bourbon remains a great idea.

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• (anko • bourbon • Bourbon sheets • food • sweet red bean jam • sweet red bean paste • sweet red beans • sweets • toast)

Japan’s hardest rice crackers, snacks of the shinobi, go soft, so do they have a reason to exist?

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 4, 2024

Taste-testing the “soft cooked hardness” of Iga.

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• Japan
• (anko • COK • cool • crazy • food • Iga • manju • Ninja • rice crackers • senbei • SNJO • sweet red beans • taste test)

Instant Japanese dessert soup with an Akita twist instantly changes our image of great shiruko

• Shannon
  Jan 23, 2024

It turns out plain old mochi isn’t the only pairing for shiruko.

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• Japan
• (Akita • Akita Prefecture • anko • azuki • COK • food • instant soup • kiritanpo • oshiruko • red beans • shiruko • SNJO • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • Tsubasa • unique)

The hybrid mochi brioche sweet was born of a mom’s love, a friend’s kindness, and a very long trip

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2023

A taste of home for a Japanese expat turns into a delicious regional treat in one part of Japan.

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• (anko • bakeries • bread • COK • daifuku • food • Fukui • mochi • moving • SNJO • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • touching)

Tsukimi burger season heats up as McDonald’s Japan unveils new moon-viewing burger lineup【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 31, 2023

Burgers and sweets to enjoy as you look up at the night sky this autumn.

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• (anko • burgers • fast food • food • grape • hamburgers • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • McDonald's pie • moon viewing • shakes • Shine Muscat • sweet red beans • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burgers)

Japan’s hardest frozen treat is secretly an ingredient to make great hot dessert drinks【Recipe】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2023

It’s not hard to love this super easy Azuki Bar drink recipe.

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• (azuki • azuki bar • COK • drinks • food • Imuraya • recipe • SNJO • sweet red beans • sweets)

Subway Japan has sweet red bean sandwiches?!?【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 11, 2023

We try the sandwich shop’s take on anpan, one of Japan’s favorite sweet snacks.

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• (anko • COK • cool • fast food • food • sandwich • SNJO • Subway • Subway Japan • Subway sandwich • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • weird)

Japan’s best domestic hamburger fast food chain now has croissants, but are they any good?

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 1, 2022

Taste-testing the croissants that you have to preorder from Mos Burger.

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• Japan
• (anko • bread • chocolate • COK • croissants • fast food • food • Mos Burger • SNJO • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Baking • Yamazaki bread)

Japanese hot sandwich maker dessert heaven: Making a jumbo obanyaki the easy way【Recipe】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 2, 2022

Who’s got time for sandwiches when there are delicious Japanese sweets to be made?

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• (anko • COK • food • hot sandwich maker • Ken Outdoor Cooking • obanyaki • sandwich maker • sandwich press • SNJO • sweet red beans • sweets • video)

Yokan Slice sweet red beans slices let you make gooey, delicious Japanese dessert in just seconds

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 22, 2021

Even after being in business for 200 years, this Kyoto confectioner is still coming up with great ideas.

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• Japan
• (anko • bread • clever • cool • food • sweet red beans • sweets • toast • Yokan)

Ramen with sweet red beans and whipped cream is ready to satisfy your sweet/crazy tooth

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 27, 2017

Dinner and dessert, all rolled into one!

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• Japan
• (azuki • crazy • food • ramen • restaurants • sweet red beans • sweets • weird)

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  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Japanese government announces criteria for creating backup capital of Japan
  5. This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
  6. Starbucks Japan releases now Tokyo Reserve Roastery Christmas drinkware collection [Photos]
  7. Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
  8. Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
  9. Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]
  10. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan

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  1. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises
  4. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  5. Life-size Monster Hunter dragon statues to be built at Japanese shopping mall
  6. Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home
  7. Modern exosuits are opening up ancient Japanese castle climbs to everyone
  8. Evangelion announces collaboration with Hard Rock Cafe
  9. Starbucks Japan releases “Let’s Par-TEA!” Frappuccino and drinks for the holiday season
  10. Cold Stone is closing its final branch in all of east Japan, but it’s going down singing

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  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  3. What’s it like to stay in a Japanese container hotel?
  4. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  5. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  6. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  7. Tokyo train station will play Godzilla theme song as new departure melody
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
  10. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect

  Yearly

  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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