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Confectionary maker Suehiroan is hoping these daifuku rice cakes decorated with a four-leaf clover will provide encouragement for students taking entrance exams!

Japan
(daifuku • exams • food • lucky • mochi • students • sweets)

Brace yourself – McDonald’s Japan about to start selling chocolate French fries

Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2016

So brilliant it doesn’t even seem fair.

Japan
(chocolate • fast food • food • french fries • McDonald's • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan’s chocolate hearts turn into pooping butts with just a quick trip to the microwave

Casey Baseel
Jan 19, 2016

It’s amazing how one gooey brown liquid can be so mouth-watering, and another not at all.

Japan
(7-Eleven • chocolate • conveneinece stores • food • funny • gross • steamed buns • sweets • Valentine's Day)

Shabani the gorilla is so handsome he’ll be appearing on sweets in Japan this Valentine’s Day

Oona McGee
Jan 19, 2016

From chocolates to primate “poop”, fans of Shabani the handsome gorilla have a lot to look forward to this Valentine’s Day.

Japan
(animals • gorilla • handsome guys • ikemen • Shabani • sweets • Valentine's Day • zoos)

Kyoto confectioner selling hemp-infused Buddha head chocolates

Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2016

If you’ve got such a powerful sweet tooth that you worship chocolate, these might be just the treats for you.

Japan
(Buddha • chocolate • food • hemp • Kyoto • sweets)

New bite-sized cakes of Disney Tsum Tsum characters’ butts are adorable, full of booty

Preston Phro
Jan 16, 2016

Everyone loves a cute tuchus!

Japan
(cakes • Disney • Disney Tsum Tsum • Ginza Cozy Corner • sweets)

Matcha chocolate-covered strawberries: The newest green tea treat from Kyoto

Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2016

A cup of tea, a piece of fruit, or a bit of chocolate can all make for a delicious and relaxing moment, and this new Kyoto confectionary lets you enjoy all three in a single bite.

Japan
(chocolate • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • strawberries • sweets • Uji)

What’s white and sweet and smells like your first love? This tart made from white strawberries!

Kay
Jan 9, 2016

Popular Japanese pastry maker Qu’il Fait Bon has a special winter treat for sweets lovers — this gorgeous white strawberry tart!

Japan
(fruit • Hatsukoi no Kaori • Qu'il Fait Bon • sweets • tart • white strawberries)

Brace yourself – Chocolate-flavored instant noodles are coming to Japan!

Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2015

Apparently sliced chocolate was only the beginning.

Japan
(awesome • chocolate • food • instant noodles • Noodles • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

Kit Kat celebrates the Year of the Monkey with special Chinese Zodiac packages

Casey Baseel
Dec 15, 2015

Japan loves sweets, cute animals, and seasonal celebrations, so this had to happen.

Japan
(Chinese zodiac • cute • food • Kit Kat • monkeys • New Year's • sweets • Year of the Monkey)

You can now buy sliced chocolate in Japan—sandwiches will never be the same!

Casey Baseel
Dec 9, 2015

Sliced ham? Sliced cheese? Sorry, but sliced chocolate is about to make everything else you can put on bread seem like chopped liver in comparison.

Japan
(awesome • chocolate • cool • food • sliced chocolate • sweets)

Anime girlfriend kiss-flavored candy: The lonely otaku’s new favorite snack?

Casey Baseel
Dec 4, 2015

Does best girl taste best, too?

Japan
(anime • Girlfriend Beta • Kiss • otaku • sweets • video games • weird)

Nestlé Japan to release gold Kit Kats this December

Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2015

Nestlé Japan is famous for producing unusual Kit Kats but this December they’re set to release their most unique version yet: a Kit Kat encased in real gold.