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New Psyduck doughnut from Mister Donut’s Pokémon collection takes head-holding to new levels

• Oona McGee
  Nov 1, 2023
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Pikachu’s new companion looks weirder than we expected, but there might be a good reason for it.

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• Japan
• (anime • COK • cool • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pikachu donuts • Pokemon • Psyduck • sweets • video games)

Insanely detailed 900-plus-piece Japanese model kit is…a 1:1-scale sesame dumpling【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 25, 2023

Model maker Syuto continues to push the detail envelope in its food kits.

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• Japan
• (crazy • food • goma dango • Good Smile Company • models • plastic models • sesame dumpling • sweets • Syuto • weird)

Sweet Japanese couple serve jumbo parfaits at hidden underground joint in Osaka

• Oona McGee
  Oct 23, 2023

Desserts as sweet as the couple who makes them.

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• Japan
• (big eats • COK • cool • crazy • desserts • haruka takagi • interview • Osaka • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

The hybrid mochi brioche sweet was born of a mom’s love, a friend’s kindness, and a very long trip

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2023

A taste of home for a Japanese expat turns into a delicious regional treat in one part of Japan.

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• Japan
• (anko • bakeries • bread • COK • daifuku • food • Fukui • mochi • moving • SNJO • sweet beans • sweet red beans • sweets • taste test • touching)

How does KitKat Japan’s Adult Sweetness flavor stack up to other fan favorites?【Taste test】

• Shannon
  Oct 17, 2023

What does “adult sweetness” even mean? We’ll explain.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • COK • food • green tea • Japanese candy • Japanese KitKats • KitKat • KitKats • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Pokémon and 158-year-old Kyoto sweets shop team up for Pokémon wagashi confectionery line【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 16, 2023

And yes, the Johto Legendary Pokémon is included.

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• Japan
• (anime • food • Kyoto • nerikiri • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games • wagashi)

Ultra-retro cafe in Tokyo is like a hidden hideout, serves up cheap breakfasts with great coffee

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2023

Step back in time at this old-school Japanese kissaten. 

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• Japan
• (art • breakfast • cafe • cafes • COK • drinks • food • kissaten • restaurants • retro • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

Nettori Peanuts: New Garigari-kun popsicle tastes like a peanut butter sandwich

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2023

If you don’t know what “nettori” means in Japanese, you definitely will after eating this ice cream.

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• Japan
• (Akagi Nyugyo • COK • cool • food • Garigari-kun • ice candy • nuts • peanut butter • Peanuts • popsicles • rice • sandwich • shaved ice • sweets • weird • weird flavors)

We may never stop eating these rare deluxe apple pastries from Japan’s Chateraise sweets shop

• Dale Roll
  Oct 9, 2023

These hand pies are premium quality–perfect for gifting (or hoarding at home). 

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• Japan
• (apple pie • Chateraise • COK • delicious • desserts • food • pastries • pie • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Yatsudoki)

Detective Pikachu coffee coming to cafes in Japan, plus special sweets as Poké-sleuth returns【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2023

Pokémon fans will want to get to Pronto quickly.

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • coffee • cute • Detective Pikachu • Detective Pikachu Returns • drinks • food • Pokemon • Pronto • restaurants • sweets • video games)

We tried 12 different gummy candies from a Japanese supermarket and found the most delicious one

• Dale Roll
  Oct 4, 2023

There’s stiff (but sometimes chewy) competition for gummies out there, but one came out on top in this taste test.

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• Japan
• (candy • COK • comparison • food • gummies • gummy candy • Haribo • Mr. Sato • snacks • sweets • taste test)

Muji flagship store in Tokyo’s Ginza reopens after renovation and puts the focus on food【Photos】

• SoraNews24
  Oct 4, 2023

Coffee, fresh-baked bread, and a whole lot of curries and cakes.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • curry • food • Ginza • instant curry • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)

We test the limits of a Starbucks customisation with Japan’s new Osatsu Butter Frappuccino

• Oona McGee
  Oct 1, 2023

Taking things to the extreme, but will it pay off in the end?

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• Japan
• (Anji Tabata • butter • COK • cool • dessert drink • drinks • Frappuccino • imo kenpi • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweet potato • sweets)

This ice cream cake has been sold in Japan for 40 years, but it’s almost unknown here

• Dale Roll
  Sep 30, 2023

Our reporter didn’t know about it either!

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• Japan
• (ice cream • ice cream cake • Morinaga Milk • survey • sweets • taste test)

We get a taste of Starbucks Japan’s new coffees and sweets, including one that’s here to stay

• Oona McGee
  Sep 29, 2023

From moussed lattes to matcha mochi balls, this collection is filled with surprising flavours.

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• Japan
• (autumn • cappuccino • coffee • COK • cool • drinks • Frappuccino • International Coffee Day • latte • limited edition • matcha • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Baskin Robbins to celebrate Halloween with spooky flavors, huge sundaes, adorable designs

• Dale Roll
  Sep 29, 2023

There’s so much Halloween fun to be had at Baskin Robbins–whether you’re dining in, or taking out!

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• Japan
• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cute • dessert • halloween • Halloween 2023 • ice cream • spooky • sweets)

Onigiri Bread from Japanese convenience store chain changes everything we know about rice balls

• Oona McGee
  Sep 28, 2023

And that’s not all — there’s a curry bread rice cake coming too. 

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• Japan
• (combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cool • curry bread • food • karepan • konbini • Lawson Store 100 • Lunch Pack • new • onigiri • rice ball • rice balls • sweets • weird • yakisoba • yakisoba bread • yakisoba sandwich)

Starbucks Japan vs. its two big rivals – Who’s got the best Mont Blanc chestnut sweets?

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 27, 2023

The fall classic dessert is here for this three-way taste-test showdown.

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• Japan
• (cafes • chestnut • coffee • COK • Dotour • food • Mont Blanc • restaurants • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test • Tully's • Tully's Coffee)

Japanese convenience store’s sweet potato dessert drinks and coffee may have you skip Starbucks

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 25, 2023

Lawson rolls out new sweet potato drinks at its special cafe-menu stores.

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• Japan
• (coffee • COK • convenience stores • drinks • Lawson • Machi Cafe • Machi Cafe Plus • SNJO • sweet potatoes • sweets • taste test)

Häagen-Dazs brings back its popular mochi ice cream line with two classic, luxurious flavors

• Dale Roll
  Sep 25, 2023

Highlighting the simplicity of Japanese sweets in ice cream form. 

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• Japan
• (azuki • COK • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • kinako • matcha • mochi ice cream • red beans • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

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