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Pokémon Tokyo Banana haul: Will we find the rare Pikachu tail?

• Oona McGee
  Nov 24, 2020
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We buy stacks of the new limited-edition sweet souvenir to see if we can snare all six cute Pikachu designs. 

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• (7-Eleven • limited edition • omiyage • Pikachu • Pokemon • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana)

McDonald’s Japan teams up with Godiva for the first time to create delicious new dessert drink

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2020

McCafe by Barista and Belgian chocolatier deliver no fewer than four kinds of chocolate in a single sip.

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• Japan
• (chocolate • drinks • fast food • Godiva • McCafe by Barista • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • sweets)

Pikachu Pika Pika purin dessert drinks totally tempting at Pokémon sweets cafe

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2020

If everyone loves Pikachu, and everyone loves pudding, there’s no way this won’t be awesome.

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• Japan
• (anime • cafes • drinks • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe • purin • restaurants • sweets • video games)

We smash up some rock-hard rice crackers with a hammer to find out which one is the toughest

• Katie Pask
  Nov 20, 2020

These Japanese senbei may be the hardest-to-eat snacks in the world, literally.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • Fukuoka • funny • Iga • japanese snacks • Mie • Ninja • rice cracker • senbei • snacks • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan tells us what we’re getting for Christmas: matcha green tea brownie Frappuccinos!

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2020

Visual metaphor for the season promises to be beautiful and delicious.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • Frappuccinos • green tea • Japanese Frappuccinos • matcha • Starbucks • sweets)

Japan is getting apple pie-flavor KitKats with help from a 136-year-old sweets shop

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2020

A treat as Aomori-an as apple pie.

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• Japan
• (Aomori • apple pie • apples • COK • food • Japanese KitKats • KitKats • Nestle • sweets)

Mr. Sato cosplays as Joe Biden, makes ice cream pit stop as Sato Biden

• Ingrid Tsai
  Nov 14, 2020

No malarkey!

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• Japan
• (cosplay • funny • ice cream • Joe Biden • Mr. Sato • Nakano Broadway • presidential election • soft serve • sweets • Tokyo • U.S. president)

Japan’s new Pokémon donuts are here, so let’s eat Pikachu, Chansey, and some Poké Balls【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2020

It’s time to catch ‘em all at Mister Donut!

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• Japan
• (cool • cute • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets)

Eating the Olympic Torch Parfait in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Nov 12, 2020

Special dessert acts like a beacon of hope for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next year.

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• Japan
• (2020 Tokyo Olympics • 2021 Tokyo Olympics • Jiyugaoka • Olympic torch • Olympics • parfait • sweets • Tokyo • Tokyo Olympics)

Melon bread…with meat? A crazy new twist on one of Japan’s favorite baked goods【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 10, 2020

Melon bread is good. Chashu is good. So melon bread with chashu is…

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• Japan
• (bread • chashu • COK • crazy • food • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird • Yokohama • Yokohama Chinatown)

Tokyo Banana teams up with Pokémon for limited-edition Pikachu sweets collection

• Oona McGee
  Nov 9, 2020

Tokyo’s best-selling sweet souvenir charges up with six cute Pikachu designs. 

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • limited edition • omiyage • Pikachu • Pokemon • souvenirs • sweets • Tokyo Banana)

Chocolate-covered shrimp snacks make a comeback in Japan this winter

• Shannon
  Nov 7, 2020

It’s the beloved winter delicacy that fans are pumped for!

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• Japan
• (Calbee • Calbee Plus • chocolate • Ebisen Chocolate • food • japanese snacks • Kappa Ebisen • Shrimp • shrimp chips • sweets • weird)

Pokémon doughnuts from Mister Donut are bigger and better than ever this year!

• Oona McGee
  Nov 6, 2020

New limited-edition mugs, bowls, Poké Balls and…the arrival of Chansey to get us in the spirit for a “Lucky” Christmas this year**.**

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• Japan
• (Chansey • Christmas • collaboration • cute • donuts • doughnuts • food • Kawaii • Mister Donut • pastry • Pikachu • Poké Ball • pokeball • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Exploring the tastes and textures of Forbidden Yukimi Toast【SoraKitchen】

• Master Blaster
  Nov 6, 2020

Combination of two popular Japanese brands promise a “forbidden” level of tenderness.

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• Japan
• (COK • cooking • cool • crazy • daifuku • food • ice cream • mochi • recipe • recipes • SNO • SoraKitchen • sweets • toast • weird • Yukimi Daifuku)

We try Starbucks Japan’s first Christmas Frappuccino for 2020

• Oona McGee
  Nov 3, 2020

A holiday dessert drink worth celebrating.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

Japanese Christmas cake “inspired by a fascinating woman” looks uncannily like female genitalia

• SoraNews24
  Oct 30, 2020

Inspired by a fascinating woman or her bejewelled genitals?

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• Japan
• (cakes • Christmas • Christmas 2020 • Christmas cakes • department stores • Fukuoka • Hakata Hankyu • Japanese sweets • sweets)

Mister Donut preps to develop more Pokémon-themed donuts starting from November

• Ingrid Tsai
  Oct 30, 2020

After a series of successes, the popular Japanese donut chain is ready to help you eat ’em all.

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• Japan
• (collaboration • donuts • food • pastry • Pikachu • pokeball • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Light up your table with this adorable Pikachu cake this Holiday Season!

• Kay
  Oct 29, 2020

While there may not be a lot of partying around this festive season, this awesome Pikachu cake is definitely an electrifyingly cute way to celebrate Christmas! 

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• Japan
• (cake • Christmas • Holiday Season • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • sweets)

Unusual Japanese ice creams take your taste buds on a trip around Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 27, 2020

Journey from the north to south of the country with this collection of rare, region-exclusive ice creams.

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• Japan
• (COK • delivery • desserts • food • green tea • ice cream • Japanese desserts • matcha • rare • review • shopping • SNJO • sweets • taste test • travel • unusual ice creams)

Starbucks Japan unveils its first Christmas Frappuccino for the festive holiday season

• Oona McGee
  Oct 26, 2020

Yes, it’s that time of year already.

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• Japan
• (Christmas • drinks • festive • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)

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