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Do we say yay or nay to the additive-free rice balls that can last 100 days at room temperature?

• Krista Rogers
  Jul 9, 2025
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We try all five flavors of the “Hyakunigiri” Kyoto steak restaurant collaborative product to see if they’ll really rice up our lives.

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• Japan
• (COK • disaster preparedness • emergency food • emergency rations • hyakunigiri • Hyakushokuya • Kyoto • onigiri • rice balls • SNJO • taste test)

Yoshinoya’s new ramen doesn’t smell like it tastes【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2025

We head to the beef bowl king to try their first attempt at beef mazesoba.

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• Japan
• (beef • beef bowls • COK • food • mazesoba • Noodles • ramen • restaurants • SNJO • taste test • Yoshinoya)

Domino’s releases new “Crispizzaburger” in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jul 6, 2025

Pizza chain jumps on a viral trend, taking fried sandwiches to new extremes. 

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • Domino's • Domino's Japan • Domino's Pizza Japan • food • pizza • SNJO • taste test • weird)

Donuts with seaweed and soy sauce — Is Japan’s Mister Donut idea too Japanese for its own good?

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 2, 2025

Traditional mochi treatment puts a spin on the Pon de Ring, but is it an unrecoverable tailspin?

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• Japan
• (crazy • donuts • food • isobemaki • Mister Donut • mochi • seaweed • SNJO • soy sauce • sweets • taste test • weird)

What’s inside a Family Mart Grand Opening Lucky Bag?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 30, 2025

We join the party at a new convenience store opening in Japan. 

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Family mart • food • food review • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan blooms an Earl Grey Bouquet & Tea Frappuccino and latte for summer

• Oona McGee
  Jun 25, 2025

Time to spill the tea on whether these drinks are worth trying.

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• Japan
• (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • taste test • tea • tea latte)

Muji releases ice creams with special ingredients for summer in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 23, 2025

Muji is known for its high-quality products, but are its ice creams worth buying? 

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

Starbucks Japan’s new Hot Frappuccino is almost too spicy to drink

• Oona McGee
  Jun 15, 2025

This limited-edition beverage will be forever burned in our memory.  

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• Japan
• (drinks • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • fruit • Japanese Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccinos • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • mango • review • SNJO • spicy • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • taste test)

Is splendid alfonsino ochazuke from a vending machine too fishy, or splendidly delicious?

• Krista Rogers
  Jun 13, 2025

First we had to track down the vending machine in question.

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• Japan
• (canned • COK • crazy • fish • food • kinmedai • ochazuke • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • splendid alfonsino • taste test • tasting • vending machine • vending machines • weird)

Japan’s mint chocolate season hits Family Mart with 14 new choco mint treats (and five superstars)

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 12, 2025

We taste-test the entire lineup of joy-inducing summertime blue-green sweets.

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• Japan
• (choco mint • chocolate • COK • convenience stores • Family mart • food • mint • mint choco • mint chocolate • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Burger King Japan adds a Pickleball Burger to the menu… but what’s so pickleball about it?

• Oona McGee
  Jun 5, 2025

A novel way to draw attention to a growing sport.

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• Japan
• (Burger King • burgers • COK • crazy • fast food • food • hamburgers • pickleball • review • SNJO • sport • sports • taste test • weird)

Family Mart is giving away free socks for your ice cream in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 4, 2025

Testing the convenience of Convenience Wear.

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• Japan
• (COK • combini • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience stores • Convenience Wear • Family mart • food • food review • ice cream • Japanese convenience stores • konbini • Line Socks • papico • SNJO • socks • sweets • taste test)

7-Eleven Japan releases new must-try sweets that are a hit with customers

• Oona McGee
  Jun 1, 2025

Convenience store chain has frozen surprises waiting for you this summer.

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• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience store • convenience store finds • convenience store food • convenience stores • crepes • food • ice cream • imagawayaki • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese food • konbini • pancakes • SNJO • sweets • taste test)

Starbucks Japan has a new limited-edition Frappuccino for summer, but does it taste any good?

• Oona McGee
  May 30, 2025

Do not disturb as our taste buds have checked out for the holidays.

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• Japan
• (Chillax Soda • drinks • Frappuccino • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • Limited edition flavours • mango • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • summer • taste test)

Trying a pouch of instant curry that costs as much as a full meal at a nice restaurant

• Master Blaster
  May 30, 2025

Microwave-friendly fine dining!

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• Japan
• (beef • COK • crazy • curry • expensive • expensive food • food • instant curry • luxury food • Miyazaki wagyu • retort curry • SNJO • taste test • Wagyu)

How many times should you mix natto to make it more delicious?

• Oona McGee
  May 29, 2025

Find out if mixing natto 50, 100, 500 or 1,000 times makes it taste less or more like smelly socks.

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• Japan
• (COK • fermented soybeans • food • Japanese food • natto • SNJO • soybeans • taste test • weird food)

Krispy Kreme releases Pac-Man doughnuts in Japan… but are they any good?

• Oona McGee
  May 27, 2025

Celebrating Pac-Man’s birthday in the Tokyo neighbourhood where he was born.

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• Japan
• (Bandai Namco • donuts • doughnuts • food • Krispy Kreme • Krispy Kreme Japan • Namco • pac-man • Shibuya • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • video games)

Mos Burger’s new Ebi Ebi Fry Burger is on a whole other level

• Oona McGee
  May 25, 2025

You won’t find a burger like this at any other fast food chain in Japan right now.

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• Japan
• (burgers • COK • fast food • food • limited edition • Mos Burger • prawns • review • Shrimp • SNJO • taste test)

Udon Doughnuts boom in popularity, get a whole new look at Japanese restaurant chain

• Oona McGee
  May 23, 2025

Behold the Udonuts, with a texture like no other doughnut in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • donuts • doughnuts • food • Marugame • Marugame Seimen • Mr. Sato • Noodles • review • SNJO • sweets • taste test • travel • udon • Udonatsu • Udonuts)

Starbucks Japan releases a new limited-edition drink that’s big on simplicity

• Oona McGee
  May 21, 2025

We find out if simplicity equals perfection or a desire for more flavour.

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• Japan
• (COK • cool • drinks • fruit • limited edition • limited edition flavors • review • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • strawberry • summer • taste test)

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