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Sweet dreams are made of cheese at this all-you-can-eat cheese and doria restaurant

Krista Rogers
Aug 4, 2026
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Our stomachs are more than pleased after eating all of the cheese.

Japan
(all-you-can-eat • cheese • COK • doria • Jiyugaoka • Saint Marc • SNJO • sweets • Tokyo)

Japan’s favorite popsicles add multilingual packaging to better connect with foreign tourists

Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2026

Garigari-kun wants to make friends with/be eaten by people from all over the world.

Japan
(Akagi Nyugyo • food • Garigari-kun • internationalism • Japam travel • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets • tourism • travel)

7-Eleven Japan rethinks convenience store sandwiches with a wild new choc-mint variety

Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2026

Convenience store chain tests our limits by turning the divisive flavour into a cream sandwich.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • choc mint • choco mint • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • fruit sandwiches • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • mint • mint choco • mint chocolate • sandwiches • sweets • weird)

Japanese popsicle experiment says eating one before going outside in summer helps keep you cool

Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2026

Maker of Garigari-kun explores whether one of Japan’s favorite frozen treats can work as a pre-cooling agent.

Japan
(Akagi Nyugyo • experiment • food • Garigari-kun • heat • popsicles • shaved ice • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan adds new chocolate fruit gummies to its sweets range, but are they worth the hype?

Oona McGee
Aug 3, 2026

Convenience store chain has become the place to go for gummies, and fans are going wild for them.

Japan
(7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sweets • convenience stores • food • gummies • gummy candies • gummy candy • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)

Godiva Japan gets into the shaved ice scene with two luxurious frozen desserts this summer

Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2026

Godiva brings its chocolate expertise to a traditional summertime favorite in Japan.

Japan
(chocolate • COK • food • Godiva • Godiva Japan • shaved ice • sweets)

Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]

Casey Baseel
Aug 1, 2026

A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better.

Japan
(an bread • anko.an • anpan • bakeries • bread • Coolish • food • ice cream • Lotte • SNJO • sweet beans.sweet red beans.sweet bean paste • sweets • taste test)

Pikachu and Ditto Pokémon desserts at Baskin-Robbins Japan look AND feel like their inspirations

Casey Baseel
Jul 28, 2026

Ice cream chain famous for its 31 flavors celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise with temptingly tactile treats and a salute to every starter Pokémon.

Japan
(anime • Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • ditto • food • ice cream • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Starbucks Japan brings back the Caramel Waffle, but is it as good as it used to be?

Oona McGee
Jul 27, 2026

The price has gone up, so we find out if the taste has gone down, or if it’s hopefully stayed the same.

Japan
(caramel • caramel waffle • coffee • drinks • food • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • waffle • waffles)

Pokémon’s cozy city builder game inspires Cozy (Corner) cakes in Japan! [Photos]

Casey Baseel
Jul 26, 2026

Snorlax, Professor Tangrowth, and other characters from the Pokémon city builder given sweet salutes by Cozy Corner.

Japan
(anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cutes • food • Ginza Cozy Corner • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Pokopia • Pokopia • sweets • video games)

Japanese Coo-Che becomes a viral sensation, and everyone wants a taste

Oona McGee
Jul 25, 2026

“Drinkable Cigare” is so hard to get it’s been dubbed a “phantom”.

Japan
(biscuits • Cigare • Coo-Che • cookies • food • Ichibangai • langue de chat • limited edition • milkshake • milkshakes • new • shakes • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Station • Tokyo Station Ichibangai • YOKU MOKU)

Japan’s “edible fireworks” wagashi sweets return, but only for a limited time [Photos]

Casey Baseel
Jul 20, 2026

In business for over 70 years, this traditional confectioner figured out how to turn the suspension of a Japanese tradition into a new one of their own.