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Studio Ghibli’s cutest couple is now a sweet treat to eat for Valentine’s Day

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 4, 2025
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Jiji and Lili join special Totoro Valentine’s Day cream puffs at the Ghibli-themed bakery in Tokyo.

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• Japan
• (anime • chocolate • cream puffs • food • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets)

Lawson convenience stores now sell see-through pudding in Japan 【Taste test】

• Oona McGee
  Feb 3, 2025

New “Can You See It? Purin” sends a clear message to the taste buds.

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• Japan
• (caramel • clear • clear sweets • COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • creme caramel • Japanese convenience stores • jelly • konbini • Lawson • pudding • purin • see-through • snacks • SNJO • sweets • transparent)

Mister Donut and Pierre Marcolini set hearts aflutter with new Valentine’s Day doughnuts in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Feb 2, 2025

But are they worthy of the Marcolini name?

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Pierre Marcolini • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Valentine's Day)

Japanese instant yakisoba noodles now available in…Strawberry shortcake flavour?

• Oona McGee
  Feb 1, 2025

Dessert noodles designed to be enjoyed with coffee.

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• Japan
• (cake • crazy • food • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Japanese food • Noodles • ramen • shortcake • strawberries • sweets • weird • yakisoba)

New matcha crepes in Nara serve up good luck with traditional Japanese patterns

• Oona McGee
  Jan 31, 2025

A unique way to taste Nara’s local ingredients, including its ancient green tea.

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• Japan
• (asanoha • crepes • daifuku • food • green tea • Japanese patterns • matcha • Nara • seigaiha • sweets • tea • Yamato tea • Yamato-cha)

Mister Donut cooks up a line of randoseru backpacks with sweet inspirations【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2025

Rounded-back backpacks are filled with sweet shout-outs to some of Japan’s favorite treats.

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• Japan
• (backpacks • donuts • fashion • food • Mister Donut • Pon De Ring • randoseru • sweets)

Adult Mint Chocolate beer appears in Japan and makes for some funky food pairings【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 30, 2025

Should you pair your mint chocolate beer with Pocky or kimchi?

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• Japan
• (alcohol • beer • chocolate • chocolate mint • COK • drinks • mint • mint chocolate • Sapporo Beer • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan’s most popular product with foreign tourists is…a unique chocolate gummy

• Oona McGee
  Jan 30, 2025

Sweet treat flies under the radar for locals, but becomes a massive hit with overseas visitors.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • food • gummies • gummy • gummy candies • gummy candy • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • sweets • tourists)

Mister Donut has heart-shaped gourmet donuts for Valentine’s Day, since our true love is chocolate

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 26, 2025

The second round of Misdo’s second meeting with Pierre Marcolini leads to love.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • donuts • food • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Pierre Marcolini • Miso Meets • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • sweets)

Sanrio pancakes celebrate My Melody’s birthday, and Cinnamoroll too, at Japanese cafes

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 17, 2025

Special sweets made with strawberries from Tochigi even have a sweet backstory.

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• Japan
• (cafes • Cinnamoroll • COK • cute • Flipper's • food • hotcakes • My Melody • pancakes • restaurants • Sanrio • strawberries • sweets)

Godiva’s Tokyo bakery is FINALLY easy to get into and shop at

• SoraNews24
  Jan 15, 2025

After crazy lines and strict item limits, we can all finally live the sweet life at Godiva’s Japanese-style bakery.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • food • Godipan • Godiva • melon bread • melonpan • SNJO • sweets)

Mister Donut and Pierre Marcolini team up in Japan, but is it a match made in chocolate heaven?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 14, 2025

Find out if this decadent doughnut range is worth the calories.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Pierre Marcolini • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Krispy Kreme releases a very Japanese rice doughnut for Matcha Day

• Oona McGee
  Jan 13, 2025

You won’t find a doughnut like this anywhere else.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • food • green tea • Japanese sweets • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • matcha • rice • rice flour • sweets)

Randy’s Donuts is coming to Japan!

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 13, 2025

L.A. chain famous for its colossal donut architecture arrives in Tokyo this spring, has big plans for expansion across Japan.

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• Japan, USA
• (COK • donuts • food • Los Angeles • Randy's Donuts • sweets)

Japanese KitKat gets a new look as a lucky Pizza Hut Melt in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 11, 2025

First-ever collaboration is like a good-luck talisman for a certain group of people in Japan.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • food • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • Kit Kat • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • Nestle • new • pizza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Hut Japan • Pizza Hut Melts • sweets)

Nintendo and Godiva team up for fancy fun chocolate line【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 10, 2025

Belgian chocolatier meets two of the Kyoto video game developers most popular series for sweet collaboration.

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• Japan
• (Animal Crossing • chocolate • food • Godiva • nintendo • Pikmin • sweets • video games)

We meet again – Mister Donut teams up for new round of gourmet donuts with famed chocolatier

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 8, 2025

So nice to see you again, Pierre.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • donuts • food • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Pierre Marcolini • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • sweets)

How to get a free Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut with your coffee in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 6, 2025

Little-known “morning service” deal is only available at three stores nationwide.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • donuts • doughnuts • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • seasonal • sweets)

Is the Krispy Kreme fukubukuro lucky bag in Japan good value for money?

• Oona McGee
  Jan 5, 2025

There’s more than just doughnuts in this fukubukuro.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2025 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Japanese New Year • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • limited • lucky bag 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2025 • new year • New Year 2025 • seasonal • SNJO • sweets)

We fulfill a childhood dream with giant wafers at the Hiratsuka Seika factory shop

• Krista Rogers
  Dec 31, 2024

There will be no waffling over these wafers once you catch sight of their stupendous size.

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• Japan
• (Chiba • confectionery • factory shop • food • Hiratsuka Seika • Mr. Sato • Saitama • Soka • sweets • wafers)

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