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Yoshinoya gets into fancy fish, but is the cheap beef king reaching too far? [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 5, 2026
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Japan’s biggest beef bowl chain is now serving up simmered kinmedai.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • fast food • fish • food • gyudon • kinmedai • restaurants • sea bream • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)

Coco’s Japan is very confident in their chilled ramen, but should they be? [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 4, 2026

Premium-priced hiyashi chuka comes to the American coffee shop’s Japanese branches.

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• Japan
• (Coco's • Coco’s Japan • COK • cold ramen • food • hiyashi chuka • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

Tokyo’s newest viral dessert is like a Japanese parfait inside a bread bun [Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

A cool idea from Coolish, and further proof that sweet bean paste makes everything better.

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• Japan
• (an bread • anko.an • anpan • bakeries • bread • Coolish • food • ice cream • Lotte • SNJO • sweet beans.sweet red beans.sweet bean paste • sweets • taste test)

Taco sandwiches appear in Japan with new Lunch Pack sandwich pocket flavor[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 22, 2026

Yamazaki’s beloved series branches out with a new fluffy taco offering.

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• Japan
• (COK • food • Lunch Pack • sandwich pockets • sandwiches • SNO • tacos • taste test • Yamazaki • Yamazaki Baking)

We found the world’s first Yakult 1000 soft serve, and it’s hidden away in Nara

• Oona McGee
  Jul 20, 2026

Unique Yakult find leaves us with a satisfied belly and a happy heart. 

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• Japan
• (antenna shops • cafes • desserts • gut bacteria • health • ice cream • Ice de Yakult • lactic acid bacteria • Nara • review • shaved ice • SNJO • soft serve • sweets • taste test • Yakult)

Japan’s favorite quasi-local curry launches convenience store version – Does it match the real deal?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 19, 2026

Is it worth go going to Family Mart to try the convenience store version of Go Go Curry?

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• Japan
• (COK • curry • curry rice • Family mart • food • Go! Go! Curry • Japanese convenience stores • SNJO • taste test)

Can instant TKG from Don Quijote really recreate Japan’s beloved raw-egg-on-rice dish?

• Oona McGee
  Jul 15, 2026

“TKG Anywhere in Seconds!?” promises to taste like tamago kake gohan, so we put it to the test.

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• Japan
• (Don Quijote • eggs • food • how to • Japanese food • recipes • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG)

Japan’s new Calpis pudding: The right call for summer, or tampering with purin perfection?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 15, 2026

Taste-testing a unique mix of two things Japan loves, but may or may not be meant to be enjoyed together.

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• Japan
• (Calpico • Calpis • COK • food • pudding • purin • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Udon pudding is about to shake up the noodle scene in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 5, 2026

Purin, like you’ve never seen, or tasted, before.

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• Japan
• (desserts • food • Marugame • Marugame Seimen • Noodles • pudding • purin • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • udon • weird • weird food)

Taco Spaghetti appears in Japan, and our taco fan rushes to try it[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 29, 2026

Tacos and spaghetti have earned love around the world, but will their meeting in Japan be a tragedy?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • pasta • restaurants • SNJO • spaghetti • tacos • taste test • weird)

Testing Japan’s latest food hack trend: Adding instant corn soup powder to popcorn[Taste test]

• Elliot Hale
  Jun 27, 2026

A two-ingredient food hack promising a delicious upgrade.

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• Japan
• (Ajinomoto • COK • corn potage • corn soup • crazy • cream of corn soup • food • food hack • food hacks • popcorn • snacks • SNO • soup • taste test • weird)

The adorable, delicious joy of the Totoro cream puff gift box[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2026

Turns out Studio Ghibli’s forest spirit is also a magical dessert.

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• Japan
• (COK • cream puffs • cute • food • My Neighbor Totoro • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taste test • Totoro)

TKG Debate: What’s the best way to eat Japan’s beloved raw egg comfort dish?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2026

Even Japanese locals can’t agree on how to make this simple meal.

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• Japan
• (eggs • food • Go Hatori • how to • Japanese food • livestream • Mr. Sato • recipes • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • tamago kake gohan • taste test • TKG • YouTube)

When is miso ramen not miso ramen? When it’s the new ramen at one of Japan’s top beef bowl chains

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 16, 2026

Sukiya serves up a unique interpretation of miso ramen.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • food • gyudon.Sukiya • miso ramen • miso soup • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • tonjiru)

7-Eleven Japan has a new Creamy Iced Cafe Latte that’s a hit on social media

• Oona McGee
  Jun 14, 2026

How to buy the new viral convenience store coffee that locals are raving about.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • cafe latte • coffee • COK • combini • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Seven Cafe • SNJO • taste test)

Japan’s cheap beef bowl chain goes upscale with Matsuya Premium, but is it worth the higher price?

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2026

Ordinarily cheap Matsuya opens a high-priced Matsuya inside another upscale Matsuya.

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• Japan
• (beef • beef bowls • bento • boxed lunches • COK • department stores • food • Ginza Matsuya • gyudon • Japanese beef • Japanese food • Kobe beef • Matsuya • Matsuya Ginza • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu)

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

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

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

Tokyo’s insane Garlic Ramen is a meal, and an aroma, you’ll never forget[Taste test]

• Casey Baseel
  May 27, 2026

There aren’t enough breath mints in the world to save us, but we’re going in anyway.

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • food • garlic • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test)

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