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Nagasaki high school students collab with sweets veteran to release carrot nama dorayaki

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 28, 2026
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Students let a local agricultural product shine by partnering with a 215-year-old sweets maker for a new take on a classic Japanese treat.

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• Japan
• (Beni Tenjin • carrots • COK • development • dorayaki • high school • Isahaya • Nagasaki • new product • Sugitani Honpo • sweets • youth)

Japanese sweets souvenirs don’t get more beautiful than this

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2026

Traditional details make this a gift to remember.

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• Japan
• (cakes • COK • cookies • food • Kanazawa • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets)

Burger King Japan launches King Fusion, and the possibilities are endless (and delicious)

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 26, 2026

The Burger King sundae line feels like a perfect match for the Japanese sweets scene.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • Burger King Japan • COK • fast food • food • ice cream • King Fusion • sundaes • sweets)

Kinotake Mother AI developed to study Japan’s divide between chocolate cookie snacks

• Master Blaster
  Apr 16, 2026

AI claims it can tell which you like just by looking at you.

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• Japan
• (AI • chocolate • cookies • food • kinoko no yama • Kinotake Mother • Kitakita no Konokono Yamasato • Meiji • sweets • takenoko no sato • weird)

Krispy Kreme Japan giving free donuts with morning drink purchases at all branches, maybe forever

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 10, 2026

This isn’t a limited-time offer – the free morning donut service has no specified end date!

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• Japan
• (awesome • COK • cool • crazy • donuts • food • free • free donuts • free food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • sweets)

Does a long line mean a sweeter deal? We compare two sweets from a Hokkaido food fair【Taste test】

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 9, 2026

We try to find out whether waiting in a longer line equates to a more delicious sweet through a blind office taste test.

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• Japan
• (COK • Hokkaido • omiyage • Shiroi Koibito • SNJO • Snow Cheese • Snow Milk Cheese • sweets • taste test • Yuichiro Wasai)

Häagen-Dazs releases new Green Tea sandwich in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 9, 2026

We find out if this ice cream has what it takes to make matcha lovers swoon.

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• Japan
• (COK • Crispy Sandwich • food • green tea • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • matcha • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

New 7-Eleven sandwich goes viral in Japan, but is it everything it’s cracked up to be?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 8, 2026

We find out if this “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom bread tastes as good as it looks.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • fairy bread • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

New Japanese KitKats come in sakura flavour, with poetic symbolism for success

• Oona McGee
  Apr 7, 2026

“Sakura saku” literally means “Sakura bloom” but it’s also code for something else. 

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• Japan
• (cherry blossoms • chocolate • COK • food • Japanese chocolate • Japanese KitKats • Kit Kat • KitKats • limited edition • marketing • Nestle • new • sakura • SNO • sweets)

7-Eleven Japan’s new baked-in-store sweet treat is only available in three parts of the country

• SoraNews24
  Apr 7, 2026

This is one of 7-Eleven Japan’s rarest sweets, but is it worth tracking down?

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• Japan
• (7 Cafe Bakery • 7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • food • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

You can assemble a well-balanced team of Pokémon, them eat them, thanks to Japanese cake chain

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 6, 2026

Cozy Corner unveils a mini-Pokédex’s worth of adorable Pokémon desserts.

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• Japan
• (anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cute • food • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)

Tokyo teahouse serves up a sakura matcha dessert you won’t find anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2026

Unique cherry blossom dessert conceals a surprising filling of traditional flavours.

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• Japan
• (cafes • cherry blossoms 2026 • desserts • green tea • Kagurazaka • Kagurazaka Saryo • matcha • Mont Blanc • restaurants • sakura • SNO • sweet • sweets • Tokyo)

Uni Donuts are pretty in pink for a limited-time spring sakuramochi flavor

• Krista Rogers
  Mar 31, 2026

The Yokohama-based donut specialty chain incorporates a unique ingredient into its dough that results in a divine texture and taste.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • donuts • food • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • Uni Donuts • Yokohama)

Japan’s favorite sandwich pockets now come with sakura filling, but how do they taste?[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 29, 2026

Sakura season comes to the inside of Yamazaki’s Lunch Packs.

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• Japan
• (cherry blossom sweets • cherry blossoms • COK • food • Lunch Pack • pocket sandwiches • sakura • sakura sweets • sandwich pockets • sandwiches • SNO • sweets • taste test • Yamazaki Baking)

How many doughnuts can you pack in a Mister Donut all-you-can-pack deal?

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

And most of all, is it worth the effort?

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• Japan
• (all-you-can-eat • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • SNJO • sweets)

Krispy Kreme releases Super Mario doughnuts in Japan for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Mar 26, 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie takes a delicious turn, complete with a Question Block surprise.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Mario • Shibuya • Super Mario • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Galaxy Movie • sweets • Tokyo • video games)

7-Eleven Japan releases a crazy new viral sandwich: Chocolate Sprinkles and Whipped Cream

• Oona McGee
  Mar 24, 2026

New “Greedy Sandwich” with cherry blossom pink bread takes classic Australian and Kiwi party food to new levels.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience store sandwich • convenience store sandwiches • convenience stores • cool • fairy bread • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese fruit sandwiches • Japanese sandwich • Japanese sandwiches • sandwiches • sweets)

A secluded British mansion in Chiba is a hidden holy land for afternoon tea lovers

• Elliot Hale
  Mar 23, 2026

You might get lost on your way there, but you’ll be rewarded by a stunning escape filled with scones, antiques, and cow-shaped jugs.

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• Japan
• (afternoon tea • british culture • cafe • cafes • Chiba • COK • drinks • drinkware • food • interior • Mariko Ohanabatake • restaurants • Sakura Manor House • scones • SNJO • sweets • tableware • tea • tearoom • Winstanley Cat)

Secret Starbucks sausage customization sparks sweet joy in Japan[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 23, 2026

Adding something usually meant for coffee to Starbucks Japan’s Sausage Pie.

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• Japan
• (caramel • COK • food • food hacks • life hacks • sausage • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks customization • Starbucks Japan • sweets • taste test)

Mister Donut wows matcha lovers in Japan with new Dora Matcha doughnuts

• Oona McGee
  Mar 21, 2026

Like a sweet fusion between doughnuts and dorayaki pancakes, this is an Uji matcha experience you need to try while in Japan.

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• Japan
• (donuts • doughnuts • food • Gion Tsujiri • Kyoto • matcha • Misdo • Mister Donut • new • sweets • Uji Matcha)

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