SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

• Japan
• China
• Korea
• North Korea
• Taiwan
• USA
• Internet

Featured

• Weird
• Studio Ghibli
• Jobs

tea (Page 4)

Starbucks Japan releases a Joyful Mango Earl Grey Tea Latte at 7-Eleven

• Oona McGee
  Jun 10, 2025
• Tweet

A summer drink that can only be found at select locations.

Read More

• Japan
• (7-Eleven • chilled cup • COK • convenience store finds • convenience stores • cups • drinks • fruit • Japanese convenience stores • latte • limited edition • mango • mangoes • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea)

Beyond matcha sweets: Japan’s favorite katsu sandwich maker releasing matcha pork cutlet sandwich

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2025

Masters of their crafts in Tokyo and Kyoto team-up for a very unusual, but very appealing, innovation.

Read More

• Japan
• (food • green tea • Iemon • katsu • katsu sandwiches • Maisen • matcha • pork cutlet • sandwiches • Suntory • tea)

Japanese traditional Ghibli gift set lets you give Totoro teatime to a fellow fan…or yourself

• Casey Baseel
  May 28, 2025

Even the bundle of this three-piece bundle is a treat for fans of the anime icon.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • furoshiki • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • teacups • Totoro)

Not just matcha, but Meccha Matcha! 7-Eleven Japan marks first tea harvest with new sweets lineup

• Casey Baseel
  May 7, 2025

Nearly a dozen new green tea treats are coming to 7-Eleven Japan to mark shincha season.

Read More

• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • COK • convenience stores • drinks • food • green tea • matcha • matcha sweets • shincha • sweets • tea)

U.K. Pavilion at Japan World Expo responds to complaints about shabby afternoon tea quality【Videos】

• Casey Baseel
  May 2, 2025

5,000 yen for tea bags in paper cups prompts two explanatory videos from organizers.

Read More

• Japan, UK
• (afternoon tea • culture • society • tea • U.K.. Pavilion • World Expo • World Expo 2025 • world's fair)

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.

Read More

• 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)

Resident Evil herbs to be sold as herbal teas at Capcom Stores in Japan

• Master Blaster
  Apr 26, 2025

Make sure you have enough inventory slots to get all four.

Read More

• Japan
• (biohazard • Capcom • Capcom Store • drinks • herbs • Resident Evil • tea • Umbrella Corporation • video games)

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?

Read More

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

7-Eleven Japan adding fresh-brewed tea machines to 2,000 stores, but is their tea any good?

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 4, 2025

Mr. Sato sets out to taste the future of 7-Eleven drinks at one of its Tokyo branches where the machinery is ready to use right now.

Read More

• Japan
• (7-Eleven • 7-Eleven Japan • black tea • COK • convenience stores • drinks • SNJO • taste test • tea)

Studio Ghibli serves up teapots, teacups and saucers in honour of Kiki’s Delivery Service

• Oona McGee
  Apr 2, 2025

Jiji spills the tea in this sweet anime collection.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • glass • glassware • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Studio Ghibli • tea • teacup • teapots • teatime • teaware)

Kyoto’s most beautiful parfait cafes add sakura sweets for spring

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 16, 2025

Cherry blossom season arrives at Itohkyuemon.

Read More

• Japan
• (cafes • cherry blossoms • Itohkyuemon • Kyoto • matcha • restaurants • sakura • sakura sweets • sweets • tea)

Starbucks Japan unveils new matcha cherry blossom Frappuccino for sakura season

• Oona McGee
  Feb 21, 2025

Special release includes a Sakura Roasted Green Tea Latte filled with Japanese ingredients. 

Read More

• Japan
• (cherry blossom • cherry blossoms • cherry blossoms 2025 • Frappuccino • Frappuccinos • hanami • Japanese Frappuccino • latte • matcha • matcha frappuccino • sakura • sakura 2025 • sakura Frappuccino • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea)

Experience picking your own tea with a side of history at Chazuna in Kyoto’s Uji City

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 18, 2025

We’re ready to spill the tea on this spring’s event in Japan’s most famous city for green tea.

Read More

• Japan
• (Chazuna • COK • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • museum • tea • tea picking • tourism • travel • Uji)

Starbucks Ginza House opens in Japan, with exclusive matcha drinks you can’t get anywhere else

• Oona McGee
  Feb 15, 2025

Chain’s 2,000th store brings things full circle for the green mermaid in Japan.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • drinks • Frappuccino • Ginza • green tea • latte • limited edition • matcha • matcha latte • Starbucks • Starbucks Ginza House • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • Starbucks Reserve • tea • Teavana)

Haneda Airport mobile tea ceremony lets you start, or finish, your Japan trip with a tranquil sip

• Casey Baseel
  Feb 13, 2025

Bilingual event seeks to introduce traditional Japanese culture to the wider world.

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • culture • Haneda • Haneda Airport • tea • tea ceremony • tourism • travel)

Fortune Tea Chabashira tea-ses increased good luck with every cup

• Krista Rogers
  Feb 12, 2025

Besides having a higher chance of finding an upright tea stalk, it also brews up the most beau-tea-ful and tas-tea cup of leaf water ever.

Read More

• Japan
• (5 Coin • chabashira • COK • gold leaf • good fortune • lucky • Makinohara • Shizuoka • SNJO • tea)

New matcha crepes in Nara serve up good luck with traditional Japanese patterns

• Oona McGee
  Jan 31, 2025

A unique way to taste Nara’s local ingredients, including its ancient green tea.

Read More

• Japan
• (asanoha • crepes • daifuku • food • green tea • Japanese patterns • matcha • Nara • seigaiha • sweets • tea • Yamato tea • Yamato-cha)

Starbucks Japan releases a new Frappuccino that looks and tastes like a floral bouquet

• Oona McGee
  Dec 19, 2024

Reward yourself for a year of hard work…with drinkable flowers.

Read More

• Japan
• (Christmas • Christmas 2024 • coffee • COK • drinks • Earl grey • flowers • holiday • latte • limited edition • new year • New Year 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • Starbucks limited edition • tea • winter)

Starbucks Japan releases a special tea latte to celebrate the Year of the Snake

• Oona McGee
  Dec 17, 2024

A delicious homage to the 2025 zodiac animal. 

Read More

• Japan
• (COK • convenience stores • drinks • Japanese New Year • latte • limited edition • new year • New Year 2025 • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • tea • tea latte)

Studio Ghibli tea blends contain ingredients inspired by My Neighbour Totoro

• Oona McGee
  Dec 12, 2024

Totoro brings a splash of anime magic to teatime.

Read More

• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • tea • Totoro)

1. « Prev
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
5. 4
6. 5
7. 6
8. 7
9. ...
10. 14
11. Next »

• Recent Posts

  • “Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
  • KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
  • Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
  • Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
  • KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit

• MOST POPULAR

  • Today
  • Weekly
  • Monthly
  • Yearly

  Today

  1. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  2. KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
  3. Japan’s upcoming Romancecar train seeks to end intimacy with its super-wide seats
  4. Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
  5. Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
  6. Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
  7. Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
  8. America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
  9. KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
  10. Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers

  Weekly

  1. Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
  2. Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  3. Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  4. America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
  5. Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
  6. Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
  7. New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
  8. Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
  9. Pokémon doughnuts pop up at Mister Donut, with a new gathering that’s bigger than ever
  10. Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths

  Monthly

  1. Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
  2. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  5. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  6. Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
  7. New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
  8. Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign
  9. Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
  10. Starbucks Japan unveils new Christmas goods for 2026, with exclusive holiday surprises

  Yearly

  1. Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
  2. Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
  3. Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
  4. Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
  5. Starbucks Japan releases new sakura goods and drinkware for cherry blossom season 2026
  6. Japan’s newest Shinkansen has no seats…or passengers [Video]
  7. Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
  8. Japanese ninja certification exam attracts 131 candidates from Japan and abroad
  9. Salomon releases Japan-exclusive Mt. Fuji hiking gear that doubles as an amazing souvenir
  10. Japan reportedly adding Japanese language skill requirement to most common foreigner work visa

• RECOMMENDED STORIES

  • Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
  • Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
  • America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
  • KFC Japan starts selling soft-serve ice cream at select locations, and they’ve even put it in a biscuit
  • Japanese viewers of Godzilla Minus Zero angered by unusual number of restroom goers
  • Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
  • Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
  • Why people in Japan hardly ever say “sayonara,” and what they say instead
  • Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  • Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
  • Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
  • Amazing Japanese yogurt spoon scoops up every last drop of dairy effortlessly
  • Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
  • Japanese hoodie for cat-loving gamers will keep you and your feline friend warm and fuzzy [Pics]

• • Categories

    Categories Select Category Africa  (33) Anime & Manga  (193) Art  (64) Australia  (42) C America  (9) C Asia  (17) Canada  (59) Cats  (72) China  (847) Culture  (180) Cute  (187) Entertainment  (248) Europe  (345) FN24  (1) Food & Drink  (314) Games & Tech  (167) Global  (1,073) India  (11) Internet  (2,198) Italy  (13) Japan  (34,588) Korea  (375) Lifestyle  (76) Mexico  (6) Music  (12) N Asia  (4) New Zealand  (11) News  (61) North Korea  (72) Oceania  (10) Russia  (56) S America  (33) S Asia  (66) SE Asia  (378) Space  (2) Taiwan  (203) UK  (18) Uncategorized  (19) USA  (979) W Asia  (25)

  • Archives

    Archives Select Month November 2026  (57) October 2026  (144) September 2026  (156) August 2026  (174) July 2026  (197) June 2026  (174) May 2026  (138) April 2026  (142) March 2026  (150) February 2026  (124) January 2026  (138) December 2025  (136) November 2025  (136) October 2025  (151) September 2025  (154) August 2025  (143) July 2025  (158) June 2025  (165) May 2025  (162) April 2025  (181) March 2025  (157) February 2025  (127) January 2025  (139) December 2024  (148) November 2024  (149) October 2024  (153) September 2024  (154) August 2024  (158) July 2024  (156) June 2024  (150) May 2024  (166) April 2024  (150) March 2024  (157) February 2024  (169) January 2024  (159) December 2023  (165) November 2023  (166) October 2023  (166) September 2023  (173) August 2023  (183) July 2023  (171) June 2023  (180) May 2023  (158) April 2023  (152) March 2023  (167) February 2023  (160) January 2023  (171) December 2022  (175) November 2022  (176) October 2022  (179) September 2022  (191) August 2022  (202) July 2022  (193) June 2022  (178) May 2022  (178) April 2022  (181) March 2022  (212) February 2022  (199) January 2022  (224) December 2021  (230) November 2021  (214) October 2021  (215) September 2021  (238) August 2021  (225) July 2021  (207) June 2021  (218) May 2021  (209) April 2021  (206) March 2021  (225) February 2021  (209) January 2021  (224) December 2020  (225) November 2020  (224) October 2020  (231) September 2020  (238) August 2020  (227) July 2020  (220) June 2020  (209) May 2020  (215) April 2020  (238) March 2020  (235) February 2020  (222) January 2020  (233) December 2019  (187) November 2019  (214) October 2019  (237) September 2019  (195) August 2019  (205) July 2019  (183) June 2019  (201) May 2019  (231) April 2019  (192) March 2019  (242) February 2019  (211) January 2019  (238) December 2018  (212) November 2018  (217) October 2018  (214) September 2018  (203) August 2018  (217) July 2018  (218) June 2018  (208) May 2018  (204) April 2018  (193) March 2018  (216) February 2018  (192) January 2018  (223) December 2017  (204) November 2017  (209) October 2017  (218) September 2017  (209) August 2017  (228) July 2017  (222) June 2017  (245) May 2017  (229) April 2017  (197) March 2017  (165) February 2017  (151) January 2017  (180) December 2016  (260) November 2016  (267) October 2016  (302) September 2016  (387) August 2016  (351) July 2016  (379) June 2016  (379) May 2016  (312) April 2016  (347) March 2016  (414) February 2016  (379) January 2016  (359) December 2015  (359) November 2015  (378) October 2015  (435) September 2015  (419) August 2015  (152) July 2015  (218) June 2015  (179) May 2015  (237) April 2015  (223) March 2015  (119) February 2015  (121) January 2015  (394) December 2014  (376) November 2014  (376) October 2014  (414) September 2014  (349) August 2014  (379) July 2014  (316) June 2014  (375) May 2014  (384) April 2014  (354) March 2014  (318) February 2014  (284) January 2014  (270) December 2013  (224) November 2013  (242) October 2013  (244) September 2013  (226) August 2013  (241) July 2013  (214) June 2013  (222) May 2013  (191) April 2013  (173) March 2013  (149) February 2013  (85) January 2013  (106) December 2012  (111) November 2012  (149) October 2012  (151) September 2012  (118) August 2012  (99) July 2012  (56) June 2012  (57) May 2012  (54) April 2012  (62) March 2012  (40) February 2012  (27) January 2012  (24) December 2011  (18) November 2011  (12) October 2011  (1) September 2011  (9) August 2011  (11) March 2011  (1)

• 訪日外国人向けインバウンド広告メディア「SoraNews24」とは？

• • Amazing Japanese yogurt spoon scoops up every last drop of dairy effortlessly
  • Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
• About Us | Jobs | Contact | Contribution | Partner with Us

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

• Advertise |
• About Us |
• Work with us |
• Contact |
• Contribution |