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Japan’s favorite curry rice restaurant chain also runs a bakery with more than just curry bread

• SoraNews24
  May 20, 2025
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Cocoichibanya’s bakery is hiding in plain sight in Shinjuku.

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• Japan
• (bakeries • bread • Cocoichi • cocoichibanya • COK • curry • curry bread • curry rice • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

Randy’s Donuts vs. Krispy Kreme — Who is Japan’s king of glazed donuts?

• Elliot Hale
  May 16, 2025

Can the new kid’s donuts topple a fan-favorite? We put both to the test in a head-to-head comparison.

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• Japan
• (COK • comparison • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Randy's Donuts • Randy’s Donuts Japan • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Steampunk vending machines appear in Japan, and here’s how to find them

• Oona McGee
  May 16, 2025

Two unusual machines look like they’re powered by steam and wood.

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• Japan
• (coffee • coffee beans • COK • cool • drinks • Japanese vending machines • Kanagawa • new • Noborito • Noborito Station • SNJO • steampunk • taste test • travel • vending machine • vending machines • Yomiuriland)

Rice ball melon bread – A treat Japanese bakeries aren’t crazy enough to make, but we are【SoraKitchen】

• Casey Baseel
  May 14, 2025

Today in the SoraKitchen, we push the melon bread envelope with melon bread filled with onigiri, mochi, and even ramem.

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • cooking • crazy • funny • melon bread • mochi • onigiri • ramen • rice balls • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • taste test • warabimochi • weird)

Muji’s locally sourced Yamatomaru pizzas are some of the best frozen pizzas we’ve ever had

• SoraNews24
  May 7, 2025

Regional produce makes for a very special pizza that you can only get in certain parts of Japan.

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• Japan
• (eggplant • food • frozen food • frozen pizza • muji • Mujirushi • Mujirushi Ryohin • Nara • pizza • SNJO • taste test)

Unusual vending machine in Akihabara sells drinks you won’t find anywhere else in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  May 6, 2025

Sometimes the most unique vending machines are hiding in plain sight.

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• Japan
• (Akihabara • coffee • COK • drinks • Ehime • Japanese vending machines • juice • new • Pom Juice • SNJO • taste test • vending machine • vending machines)

Taste-testing Japan’s “I love Obama” cakes【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2025

There’s an obvious gag gift element to these manju from Fukui, but is the pun delicious?

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• Japan
• (Barack Obama • COK • food • Fukui • funny • manju • Obama • politicians • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tourism • travel • wagashi • weird)

Japan’s super easy sweet potato spread lets you make sweet potato bread thanks to Don Quijote

• Casey Baseel
  May 6, 2025

We discover a trick to make this DIY sweet snack even more delicious.

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• Japan
• (bread • COK • cooking • Don Quijote • food • SNJO • sweet potato • sweets • taste test • toast)

The SoraNews24 ice cream showdown: A frozen nine-way battle【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  May 5, 2025

We assemble an array of accessible frozen treats for a man with very vanilla tastes.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Go Hatori • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test • ultimate food showdown)

Is Tokyo’s obviously for-foreign-tourists wagyu sukiyaki crepe delicious enough for a local?

• SoraNews24
  May 5, 2025

We could be falling into a tourist trap in Asakusa, or we could be falling in meaty love.

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• Japan
• (Asakusa • beef • COK • crazy • crepes • food • inbound food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tourism • Wagyu • weird)

Mister Donut and Gion Tsujiri bring hojicha heaven to Japan with these latest additions

• Elliot Hale
  May 2, 2025

Plus a surprise donut for matcha-maniacs, but only if you remember to order it online.

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• Japan
• (COK • donuts • doughnuts • food • Gion Tsujiri • green tea • hojicha • matcha • Misdo Meets • Misdo Meets Gion Tsujiri • Mister Donut • roasted green tea • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

How special is Starbucks Japan’s new “Special Ver.” Frappuccino?

• Oona McGee
  May 1, 2025

Join us as we find out if this is a decadent improvement or a sneaky cash grab.

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• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese strawberry • K. Masami • limited edition • limited edition flavors • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry • summer • taste test)

Fried chicken, fruits, and ice cream unite in the crazily delicious parfaits of Karafuneya Cafe

• Krista Rogers
  Apr 29, 2025

A parfait fit for everyone can be found at this parfait paradise located inside of Osaka Station.

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• Japan
• (cafes • COK • crazy • dessert • fried chicken • fried food • ice cream • Karafuneya • Mr. Sato • Osaka • Osaka Station • parfait • parfaits • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)

How to have a 1,000-yen senbero at 7-Eleven Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 29, 2025

Can you still get tipsy on a budget using just convenience store goods?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • senbero • SNJO • taste test)

Can Starbucks Japan’s new Chillax Sodas really help you relax and chill?

• Oona McGee
  Apr 28, 2025

Customers in Japan get a new type of limited-edition drink this summer.

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• Japan
• (Chillax Soda • COK • drinks • K. Masami • limited edition • limited edition flavors • review • SNJO • soda • sodas • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • taste test)

Family Mart serves up Japanese nostalgia with new frozen choco banana that’s a sell-out hit

• Oona McGee
  Apr 27, 2025

There’s more to this iced treat than first meets the eye.

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• Japan
• (banana • bananas • choco banana • chocolate banana • COK • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • Family mart • festivals • food • food review • fruit • japanese banana • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • nostalgia • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Coca-Cola Japan changes recipe for best-seller matcha latte, but is it worth a sip?【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 24, 2025

Will the new Ayataka Matcha Latte prove more successful than New Coke?

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• Japan
• (Akayata Matcha Latte • Ayataka • Coca-Cola • Coca-Cola Japan • COK • drinks • green tea • matcha • matcha latte • SNJO • sweets • taste test • tea)

7-Eleven adds U.S.A. orange chicken to its range in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 24, 2025

Can this convenience store chain give Panda Express a run for its money?

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • chicken • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • orange chicken • SNJO • taste test)

New contender for the Akihabara ramen crown: Restaurant run by martial arts champ【Taste test】

• SoraNews24
  Apr 23, 2025

Mixed martial artist now adds ramen making to his skill mix at Men Zin Saito.

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• Japan
• (Akihabra • COK • food • martial arts • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

American cookie store Pug opens a pop-up in Tokyo for a limited time

• Oona McGee
  Apr 23, 2025

Bringing Boston cookies to Japan…with a twist.

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• Japan
• (cafes • coffee • COK • cookies • cool • food • Japanese food • Miyashita Park • pug • restaurants • review • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo)

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