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Krispy Kreme releases Pac-Man doughnuts in Japan… but are they any good?
- Oona McGee
May 27, 2025 - Tweet
Celebrating Pac-Man’s birthday in the Tokyo neighbourhood where he was born.
- Japan
- (Bandai Namco • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Namco • pac-man • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • video games)
Uji matcha tea specialist from the Edo period releases a range of sweets for hydrangea season
- Oona McGee
May 25, 2025
Itohkyuemon leads the way when it comes to matcha ice creams and parfaits.
- Japan
- (ajisai • COK • flowers • food • green tea • hydrangea • hydrangeas • ice cream • Kyoto • matcha • matcha ice cream • matcha sweets • parfait • parfaits • sweets • Uji • Uji Matcha)
Udon Doughnuts boom in popularity, get a whole new look at Japanese restaurant chain
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2025
Behold the Udonuts, with a texture like no other doughnut in Japan.
- Japan
- (Aichi • donuts • doughnuts • food • Marugame • Marugame Seimen • Mr. Sato • Noodles • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • travel • udon • Udonatsu • Udonuts)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Japan’s Mos Burger?【Japan Super Budget Dining】
- SoraNews24
May 19, 2025
Japan’s favorite domestic hamburger chain is known for higher quality than other fast food burger joints, but higher prices too, so our team searches for the optimum 1,000-yen Mos Burger meal.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • food • fried chicken • hamburgers • Japan super budget dining • milk shakes • restaurants • shakes • SNJO • sweets)
Randy’s Donuts vs. Krispy Kreme — Who is Japan’s king of glazed donuts?
- Elliot Hale
May 16, 2025
Can the new kid’s donuts topple a fan-favorite? We put both to the test in a head-to-head comparison.
- Japan
- (COK • comparison • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Randy's Donuts • Randy’s Donuts Japan • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
Studio Ghibli brings anime cake from Kiki’s Delivery Service to life… without the calories
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2025
A new way to enjoy the cake from the anime movie.
- Japan
- (anime • anime food • anime merchandise • cakes • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • pouch • pouches • Studio Ghibli • sweets)
Randy’s Donuts opens first-ever branch in Japan, brings L.A.’s donuts to Tokyo【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2025
Landmark of the sweets and movie world sets up its colossal donut sign in Shibuya Ward, and we stop by for several bites to eat.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Randy's Donuts • restaurants • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets)
Did you know? Japan’s Freshness Burger chain sells crepes and gelato at very limited locations
- Krista Rogers
May 15, 2025
We stumble upon a sweet surprise while shopping and naturally have to try out the new finds for ourselves.
- Japan
- (burgers • COK • crepes • food • freshness burger • gelato • hamburgers • ice cream • Ikuna Kamezawa • LaLaport • SNJO • sweets • Tachikawa)
Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】
- Casey Baseel
May 14, 2025
Today in the SoraKitchen, we push the melon bread envelope with melon bread filled with onigiri, mochi, and even ramem.
- Japan
- (bread • COK • cooking • crazy • funny • melon bread • mochi • onigiri • ramen • rice balls • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • taste test • warabimochi • weird)
Krispy Kreme Japan has Pac-Man donuts to celebrate video game star’s 45th birthday
- Casey Baseel
May 13, 2025
Making “waka-waka” noises as you eat them is optional, but very tempting.
- Japan
- (Bandai Namco • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Namco • pac-man • sweets • video games)
What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at Daiso Japan?
- Oona McGee
May 9, 2025
10 top ideas from locals who’ve been shopping at this 100-yen store all their lives.
- Japan
- (100 yen shop • 100 yen shops • 100 yen store • cheap eats • COK • Daiso • drinks • food • Japan super budget dining • SNJO • sweets)
Not just matcha, but Meccha Matcha! 7-Eleven Japan marks first tea harvest with new sweets lineup
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2025
Nearly a dozen new green tea treats are coming to 7-Eleven Japan to mark shincha season.
- Japan
- (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • drinks • food • green tea • matcha • matcha sweets • shincha • sweets • tea)
Studio Ghibli serves up My Neighbour Totoro with a side of traditional Japanese wagashi sweets
- Oona McGee
May 7, 2025
Proof that Totoro loves sweets and matcha as much as we do.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • daifuku • dango • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • ichigo daifuku • Japanese sweets • mochi • My Neighbor Totoro • sakura mochi • strawberry daifuku • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taiyaki • Totoro • traditional Japanese sweets • wagashi)
Taste-testing Japan’s “I love Obama” cakes【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 6, 2025
There’s an obvious gag gift element to these manju from Fukui, but is the pun delicious?
- Japan
- (Barack Obama • COK • food • Fukui • funny • manju • Obama • politicians • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tourism • travel • wagashi • weird)
Japan’s super easy sweet potato spread lets you make sweet potato bread thanks to Don Quijote
- Casey Baseel
May 6, 2025
We discover a trick to make this DIY sweet snack even more delicious.
- Japan
- (bread • COK • cooking • Don Quijote • food • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test • toast)
The SoraNews24 ice cream showdown: A frozen nine-way battle【Taste test】
- SoraNews24
May 5, 2025
We assemble an array of accessible frozen treats for a man with very vanilla tastes.
- Japan
- (COK • food • Go Hatori • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test • ultimate food showdown)
Mister Donut and Gion Tsujiri bring hojicha heaven to Japan with these latest additions
- Elliot Hale
May 2, 2025
Plus a surprise donut for matcha-maniacs, but only if you remember to order it online.
- Japan
- (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • hojicha • matcha • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Gion Tsujiri • Mister Donut • roasted green tea • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)
Baskin-Robbins teams up with Japan’s oldest department store for brand-new traditional ice cream flavor
- Casey Baseel
May 1, 2025
Centuries-old sweets shop lends ingredient to flavor debuting in Tokyo head of nationwide rollout.
- Japan
- (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • department stores • food • ice cream • Japanese sweets • Mitsukoshi • sweets • Thirty-One • wagashi)
New Kyoto crane game cakes are poised to become the next big thing in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2025
Mogmog Catcher serves up all the fun of a UFO Catcher with every bite.
- Japan
- (cakes • castella • claw machine • COK • cool • crane game • cute • food • Kyoto • Kyoto Suzunariya • must try • sweets • UFO catcher)
Fried chicken, fruits, and ice cream unite in the crazily delicious parfaits of Karafuneya Cafe
- Krista Rogers
Apr 29, 2025
A parfait fit for everyone can be found at this parfait paradise located inside of Osaka Station.
- Japan
- (cafes • COK • crazy • dessert • fried chicken • fried food • ice cream • Karafuneya • Mr. Sato • Osaka • Osaka Station • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)
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