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Pump yourself up with Yokohama’s new extravagant Cool Fuel ice cream

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 11, 2026
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With its slogan “Melt the Rule,” Cool Fuel offers a new kind of five-layered ice cream-eating experience centered on Mascarpone cheese flavor.

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• (COK • food • ice cream • SNJO • summer • sweets • Yokohama • Yokohama Hammerhead)

7-Eleven Japan releases a chocolate chip sandwich… that tastes like ice cream

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2026

This chilled sando is a convenience store must-try.

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• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chocolate • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • food • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • SNO • summer • sweets)

This shop combines traditional Japanese sweets with…mayonnaise?!?[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2026

Even with a shop name like Mayo x Mayo, we weren’t expecting this much mayo.

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• (COK • crazy • daifuku • dango • food • Japanese food • mayo • mayonnaise • mitarashi dango • mochi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Starbucks adds new Fruit Gummy sweets to stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2026

Sure, Starbucks knows how to make a good Frappucino, but do they have what it takes to make good gummies? 

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• Japan
• (fruit • gummies • gummy • gummy candies • gummy candy • new • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

New Square Enix Cafe reveals Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Nier, and Fullmetal Alchemist menu items

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2026

Tokyo’s new video game/anime eatery has a lot to love (and eat).

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • Chocobo • Dragon Quest • drinksSquare Enix Cafe • Final Fantasy • food • Fullmetal Alchemist • manga • Nier • Nier: Automata • restaurants • slime • Square Enix • sweets • themed cafes • video games)

Shinto shrine’s night sky firefly sweets are Japan’s newest breathtaking, mouthwatering desserts.

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 10, 2026

Firefly-viewing season provides the inspiration for breathtaking Japanese confectionaries.

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• Japan
• (beautiful • cafes • fireflies • food • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • Omiya • Saitama • shrines • sweets • Yokan)

Family Mart commits “reverse fraud” in new Giant All-Star Festival, and we couldn’t be happier

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2026

At this Japanese convenience store chain, big is an understatement. 

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• Japan
• (chocolate chip • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • cookies • Family mart • financier • food • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • sweets)

Godiva melts minds by releasing a new corn chocolate drink in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 9, 2026

We find out if this new limited-edition Chocolixir really tastes like corn potage soup.

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• (chocolate • Chocolixir • cool • corn • corn potage • drinks • Godiva • Godiva Cafe • Godiva Japan • limited edition • new • SNJO • summer • sweets • weird)

New Tokyo sweets shop offers 648 different mochi ice cream dumpling combinations

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2026

Customizable Yukimi Daifuku shop makes an amazing variety of sweet treats so that you can find the perfect one for you.

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• (COK • crazy • food • ice cream • Japanese food • Lotte • mochi • mochi ice cream • sweets • Yukimi Daifuku)

Dragon Quest Slimes appear on Baskin-Robbins ice cream cakes in Japan, Critical Hit flavor debuts

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 5, 2026

Critical Hit-flavor ice cream and Mimic containers among the sweet adventures waiting at Baskin-Robbins.

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• (Baskin Robbins • Baskin-Robbins Japan • cool • cute • Dragon Quest • Dragon Quest Slime • food • ice cream • slime • Square Enix • sweets • video games)

Tokyo’s Pokémon Cafe reopens this month with brand-new sweets and Pikachu show

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 4, 2026

Renovations wrapping up in Tokyo, new menu items on their way to Osaka too.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Japan travel • manga • parfaits • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • restaurants • sweets • themed restaurants • travel.tourism • video games)

Extra-cute Sea Animal crepes come to Japan’s cafe chain born from a sweet fashion brand

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 1, 2026

Gelato Pique’s spinoff cafes pique our interest with adorable ice cream and mochi treats.

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• (animals • cafes • crepes • cute • fashion • food • gelato • Gelato Pique • Gelato Pique cafe • ice cream • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)

Krispy Kreme releases a new Doughwich… at only one store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2026

An exclusive doughnut you won’t find anywhere else in the world. 

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• (donuts • doughnuts • Doughwich • exclusive • food • fruit • Fukuoka • hakata • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Premium • Kyushu • lemons • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • Setouchi • Setouchi lemons • summer • sweets)

Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition Frappuccino inspired by espresso affogato

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2026

Find out if this exclusive drink has what it takes to combat a Japanese summer.

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• (affogato • bananas • coffee • drinks • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccinoss • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test)

Another side of Kyoto – The prefecture’s top 10 “road stations” for traveling foodies

• SoraNews24
  May 28, 2026

We’re headed to Kyoto today, but not to see the temples or shrines.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • green tea • Japan travel • Kyoto • Kyoto Prefecture • matcha • michi no eki • road stations • SNJO • sweets • tea • tourism • travel)

133-year-old Japanese company’s cookies go beyond matcha with dashi and shichimi flavors

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2026

Kayanoya’s Satoyama Cookies give you four flavors for a snack session unlike any other.

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• (COK • cookies • crazy • dashi • food • green tea • Kayanoya • matcha • shichimi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

Mr. Sato takes a walk on Tokyo’s American-style street to get some American/Japanese ice cream

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2026

A taste of the U.S. via Okinawa.

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• Japan
• (Blue Seal • COK • food • Fussa • ice cream • Mr. Sato • SNJO • sweets • Yokota)

What makes the Starbucks Japan chocolate terrine so popular?

• Oona McGee
  May 26, 2026

We find out why Japanese social media has gone crazy for this cake.

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• Japan
• (cakes • chocolate • chocolate terrine • limited edition • limited edition flavors • SNJO • social media • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • sweets • taste test • terrine • viral • viral food)

Krispy Kreme releases new limited-edition fox doughnuts at only four stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2026

Kitakitsune Milk celebrates the charm of Hokkaido with kawaii style. 

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• Japan
• (animals • cute • donuts • doughnuts • food • fox • foxes • Hokkaido • Kawaii • kitsune • Krispy Kreme • sweets)

Bizarre Japanese vending machine sells “Peace and Equality” and “Angels and Demons”

• Oona McGee
  May 23, 2026

We find out just how devilish and angelic these 100-yen surprises are.

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• Japan
• (bizarre • cool • crazy • drinks • food • Japanese vending machines • SNJO • sweets • Tochigi • toys • travel • vending machines • weird)

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