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Mister Donut releases new sweet potato doughnuts in Japan, and we’ve ranked them from best to worst

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2026
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Not every doughnut is worth the calories.

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• Japan
• (autumn • donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • roasted sweet potatoes • Satsumaimo Do • SNJO • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets)

New Japanese ice cream is Ballin, in more ways than one

• Oona McGee
  Sep 7, 2026

Something about this frozen sweet gets lost in translation.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • Ballin • chocolate • cool • ice cream • Japanese • Japanese language • lost in translation • new release • puns • sweets • translation • translations • wordplay • yoghurt • yogurt • yogurt bowls)

Shinto shrine gate parfaits that tell your fortune now being served in Tokyo

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 7, 2026

At the base of the Skytree there’s a dessert rooted in enmusubi traditions.

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• Japan
• (cafes • cool • cute • Enmusubi • food • ice cream • Skytree • Solamachi • sweet potatoes • sweets • Tokyo Skytree • torii)

7-Eleven Japan releases new Tsukimi Moon-Viewing range for autumn, with a must-try daifuku and teriyaki burger

• Oona McGee
  Sep 5, 2026

Japanese convenience store chain brings the moon and rabbits to a new range of food for a limited time. 

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • burgers • cakes • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • Japanese convenience stores • moon viewing • otsukimi • sweets • tsukimi • tsukimi burger • tsukimi burgers • zenzai)

Onsen Egg Bukkake Udon Ice Cream makes us rethink everything we thought we knew about sweets

• Oona McGee
  Sep 2, 2026

This noodle dessert makes our brains malfunction.

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• Japan
• (desserts • food • ice cream • Kagawa • Kompira-san • Kompirasan • Noodles • restaurants • review • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test • travel • udon • weird • weird food)

Mister Donut releases new doughnuts that look and taste like Japanese sweet potatoes

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Limited-edition collection serves up a taste of Japanese autumn with deliciously clever details.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • dougnuts • food • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • pop groups • roasted sweet potatoes • sweet potato • sweet potatoes • sweets)

Godiva Japan hops into tsukimi season with bunny and moon-themed chocolate assortments

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 27, 2026

Godiva Japan’s Autumn Collection is inspired by Japan’s seasonal moon-viewing tradition.

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• Japan
• (autumn • chocolate • dessert • fall • Godiva • Luxury • moon • otsukimi • rabbit • sweets)

Nephew of Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki serves up Totoro Shaved Ice in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Aug 25, 2026

Find out if these limited-edition sweets uphold the family reputation for quality and creativity.

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• Japan
• (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)

7-Eleven Japan brings back best-selling flat croissant that became a hit on social media

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2026

Meet the newest Japanese convenience store find that’s soon to flood your feed.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • croissant • food • Japanese convenience stores • pastry • Seven Cafe Bakery • sweets)

Totoro shaved ice wows Studio Ghibli fans in Tokyo for a very limited time

• Oona McGee
  Aug 18, 2026

Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory turns the beloved Ghibli star into a very cool character.

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• Japan
• (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • shaved ice • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)

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

Two classy fall flavors are on their way, but might require some travel to taste.

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

Pokémon donuts are coming to Krispy Kreme in the U.S. [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 14, 2026

Pikachu, the original starter trio, and one more old-school Pokémon are getting ready to warm fans’ hearts and satisfy your sweet cravings.

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• Japan, USA
• (anime • cool • cute • donuts • food • Krispy Kreme • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

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

• Krista Rogers
  Aug 4, 2026

Our stomachs are more than pleased after eating all of the cheese.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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

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